rpms?

PimpinD · Addict Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 785 City: Orlando, FL

What rpms do you guys reach to get your boats out on plane? I have a 94 prostar 205, with a 350chevy, 275hp, and i normally stay around 3,000 rpms while getting off plane, and 2700 - 2900 while at riding speeds. I run a fatseat in the back, and a 600 3/4 full with 4 - 6 people. What are yalls rpm... thanks.
Alex

oshensurfer · Posted: Mar 16, 2004 8:47 am Post subject:

3000 to get it up. 2500-2550 riding.

darty · Addict Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 522 City: Lexington

Thats what I usually run I think...around 3000 up and usually 2550-2750 depending on how many people are in the boat

CRAMM · Posted: Mar 16, 2004 11:54 am Post subject:

Yea, thats right on about 3000 getting up and ride about 2700

Neognosis · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 17617 City: Webster

Wait..... The 2003 malibu owners manual says that hours are only accumulated if the engine is running at or abouve 3000 rpm. So does that mean that most of your wakeboarding hours aren't being counted?

PimpinD · Addict Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 785 City: Orlando, FL

that would be easy to check, idle for 15mins, and see if the counter moves, i would hope they count hours under 3000rpm because if not, lots of people might have bu's with over 1000hrs and only think they have like 200, or people might not know when they need to change their oil and stuff...
I was worried about pushing my boat a little to hard, at 3,000 rpms, but i guess taking my rodeo past 5,000rpms and it still runs Smile

Well see...

jvanick · Posted: Mar 16, 2004 12:42 pm Post subject:

All those barefooters routinely run their boats at or near the redline up around 4200-4500 rpm, so running at 3000 for wakeboarding certainly isn't going to hurt anything.

BTW, I've been running between 2700 and 3000 rpms on my boat for the last 400 hours with no bad results, and I'm sure the owner before me did the same thing.. I'm up around 800 hours now on a 99 and it's running perfectly.

It's all in how you take care of it... make sure you change the oil after every 40 to 45 hours and you'll be good for a REAL long time.

-J

PimpinD · Addict Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 785 City: Orlando, FL

coo, i guess ill be fine then i hope, knock on wood. i have a 94 with 1060hrs, and i change the oil VERy regularly, my dad is a marine engineer so he helps.

Styk33 · Posted: Mar 17, 2004 10:29 am Post subject:

My hour meter runs when the key is in the on position. The boat engine doesn't have to be running. I found this out when working on my boat a few months ago, left the key on to test some stuff while working and kept hearing a clicking sound. The sound was the hour meter changing (DOH!).

oshensurfer · Posted: Mar 17, 2004 10:54 am Post subject:

Styk33,
That will suck for resale. You're putting hours on your boat when you just kick back and listen to tunes, have lunch or whatever???? Crying or Very sad