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Small Outboards: Sea test Vs. Tank test

skiffscott

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Ok. I'm a newbie and did not find this answer here.

I have been told that for small 2 stroke o/b that a tank test is not adequate for tuning the motor. A sea test (lake in my case) must be performed to properly test the motor. Is there any merit to this? It kind of makes sense, but you pro o/b guys surely don't take every boat out in the water to test the o/b performance. :confused:
 
Tuning the engine via a tank test has merit only if one has the experience and knowledge needed to tune the engine properly. Without this, one should do the final tuning aspects of the job in the water.
 
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