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I have always had Evinrudes and mercury's up until now. I bought a 20' keyhopper and it had a 140 zuke on it. It runs so quite at 40 mph that you can talk in a normal voice and carry on a conversation. When you start checking them out you find out that they have a different gear ratio than all...

Porta Bracket My neighbor has one and I helped him install his. It is no harder than installing an engine on the back of a boat. You have a template that you follow. The hydraulic pump is the same pump that mercrusier uses for their inboard tilt and trim engines. They are the best and all parts...

The outboard is easy to fish around and the 4 stroke is quite. Put a Porta-bracket on the back and then the outboard. Gives you a lot better control which you will enjoy. Will enable you to get on plane in shawoller water. seaarch for portabracket.

I have worked in the papermill right at the falls. The bay of Fundy tide changes a total of 28 feet from high to low tide. The falls have a 12 to 15 foot change both ways when the tide changes. Just below the bridge they showed the water makes a 90 degree turn. The water is over 300 ft deep in...

You will not have a lot of room in a 19ft boat and an inboard makes it even smaller. Go with a good 4 stroke outboard.

In todays world I really like the 4 stroke suzuki but i owned a 150 merc xr6 and it would fly and it was tough. Fuel consumption was good also. If the motor is in good condition then it is a good choice. If it was like mine it has two modules on it and if one goes bad then you can run on three...

i seen several motors go down full throttle. Pulled them out of the water and pulled plugs and turned over and removed as much water as possible. Cranked the motors back up and ran until dried out. Have not had any problems. Waiting a few days causes problems.

FOR SALE 1993 Fountain Power boat 225 HP Johnson Center Console Eisenglas enclosure T-top Trim Tabs w/dual cylinders on each tab 10" off set jack plate Eagle FishMark 480 Garmin GPS Marine ship to shore radio Marine AM/FM CD Electric primer for engine fresh water wash down Out...

1990 Key Hopper rbodine sorry about not getting back to you. I have not had time to post any pics as I have been busy. Will be in Guam the 5th of Oct. I will be going through my Key Hopper this coming year. I want to remove the poling stand on the back and I will be removing the gunnels and...

I live in Florida and I have a 1979 Searay weekender that had twin mercruiser inboards. I had a bracket built for the transome and I installed twin 225 johnsons on it. It handles much better than it did before and is better on fuel. It is a 10,000 lb boat and it still runs 38 mph according to...

Speed I also have a 1990 model with a Suzuki DF140. Prior to buying it it had a 200 merc on it. Sure would have loved to have operated it with the 200. How fast does your Key Hopper run with the 200 on it? What kind of fuel consumption do you have with the 200. I have checked mine and I am...