How fast should my 17 footbass boat go with a 88 spl hp.right now it runs around 43 mph is this the avg?

Question

How fast should my 17 footbass boat go with a 88 spl hp.right now it runs around 43 mph is this the avg?

Answer 1

You might could squeeze a couple more mph out of her.  Couple questions:

What hull design?

Check the height of the antiventilation plate in relation to the keel with the motor trim perpendicular to the waterline.

How many RPM's are you making at WOT?

Do you ever blow out on turns, or ventilate in choppy water?

Answer 2

That's hauling pretty good @ss for an old motor.

If your WOT rpm is above ~5400, you could change the prop to one with a higher pitch. It won't buy you much more speed, but hey, you asked.

Answer 3

thats fast

Answer 4

At top end, this is about right. You are wasting a lot of fuel going this fast, though. Would do better to throttle back to about 35.

Regards,

Dan