Background.....2006 225, used for inshore saltwater charter fishing in Florida.
So, naturally I don't fly around the a crazy man with customers. And all summer most days include "chilrenz" under 8 years old, with mom and dad or grandpa'. So,*I hit spots. Every other day at least I'm out. I don't do long runs. I can be on the first "spot" to try in 5 minutes many times and then just BOP from spot to spot all day long.
1500 hrs on motor, and probably not an 1/8th of them is at wide open throttle.
I though it may have been in conjunction with my Capt Mac's river runner skeg guard, a HD stainless steel guard for the whole skeg, that's big and kinda obtrusive, really.
But has paid for itself many times over in "protection" from rocks and oysterbars.
I couldn't seem to get over 4200 RPM for a long time. I tweeked with the trim and maybe could squeeze 4400 out of the motor, just maybe.
I'd be full throttled and it just wouldn't sound like the V-tec, which makes a genuine different sound when it kicks in, wasn't kicking in.
So I had a little time, and took off the skeg guard. And after a slow day of putt-putt
fishing with some little "chilrenz', I dropped them off and went and ran hard up and down the river.
For miles....... I'm now running at 5 grand or better. And believe, that's all this prop can do. But that's okay. On a 26' CC welded plate alloy boat. I'm ripping! at 5300 rpm.
My question to Honda dude and the rest is:
Is this motor getting all stiffled from non-high speed long runs? And should I run it hard alot more?
I hear all kinds of stuff like....."them Honda's wanna run fast...." "when I was in the coasties we ran the crap out them, to keep them running good"
Ya get my drift. (I think the coasties run the crap out them because they're 18-22 years old and are sitting in a boat that costs tax payers 350K to 450K each, and the gas and maintenance and motors are free)
Is the V-tec a use it or loose it kinda system?* I've read how it works.
So, naturally I don't fly around the a crazy man with customers. And all summer most days include "chilrenz" under 8 years old, with mom and dad or grandpa'. So,*I hit spots. Every other day at least I'm out. I don't do long runs. I can be on the first "spot" to try in 5 minutes many times and then just BOP from spot to spot all day long.
1500 hrs on motor, and probably not an 1/8th of them is at wide open throttle.
I though it may have been in conjunction with my Capt Mac's river runner skeg guard, a HD stainless steel guard for the whole skeg, that's big and kinda obtrusive, really.
But has paid for itself many times over in "protection" from rocks and oysterbars.
I couldn't seem to get over 4200 RPM for a long time. I tweeked with the trim and maybe could squeeze 4400 out of the motor, just maybe.
I'd be full throttled and it just wouldn't sound like the V-tec, which makes a genuine different sound when it kicks in, wasn't kicking in.
So I had a little time, and took off the skeg guard. And after a slow day of putt-putt
fishing with some little "chilrenz', I dropped them off and went and ran hard up and down the river.
For miles....... I'm now running at 5 grand or better. And believe, that's all this prop can do. But that's okay. On a 26' CC welded plate alloy boat. I'm ripping! at 5300 rpm.
My question to Honda dude and the rest is:
Is this motor getting all stiffled from non-high speed long runs? And should I run it hard alot more?
I hear all kinds of stuff like....."them Honda's wanna run fast...." "when I was in the coasties we ran the crap out them, to keep them running good"
Ya get my drift. (I think the coasties run the crap out them because they're 18-22 years old and are sitting in a boat that costs tax payers 350K to 450K each, and the gas and maintenance and motors are free)
Is the V-tec a use it or loose it kinda system?* I've read how it works.