???'s about a 7.5 on a 27 in. hotshot

[Pist'n Broke]

Hi, I am wondering if any one here has done it.

I have had this boat for about 15 years and never run it because I needed a motor.

So now I am ready to get one but am thinking about putting a 7.5 on the 3.5 hull.

I am a speed freak like everyone else.

I am thinking I will need a fair bit of weight to balance it but hey a 7.5 is twice the power.

Any other tips for a newbie? thanks.

 

[shoboat]

I think you will be just as happy with one of the new 3.5 motors. They will

have plenty of SPEED for you. If you go with the 7.5, I think you will be

scratching more than my dog does. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Thanks,

Mark Sholund

Just A Little Humor Guys :lol:

 

[Mike Hughes]

Go with the 3.5. Nothing good can come from the 7.5. If speed is what you want, all you need to do is make it a mod motor.

Mike

 

[Scott Schneider]

More to the point of your question. You betcha and what a riot it was !!

@ 15 years ago i aquired a dumas sprint 21 wood hull that was never run and went about putting it together as a hot rod with a K&B 7.5 outboard on it.

Reset engine mount transom @ 1 1/2" forward to move CG and thrust point forward on transom and then set up per instructions and added a Big steering servo.

I played with this boat for @ 3 years and went as far as doing mods to engine and run a "Aussie" magic muffer shorty tuned pipe.

Never radared it back then and only played around but this I will say: It ran side by side to a Aeromarine Popeyes Cat with a Roosi 90 in it !! a buddy had.

STRICTLY a smooth water boat and at speed so much as a ripple on smooth water and it would kite !! even with small canard wings between center tub and sponson tips !

I have some footage of it on a VHS tape someplace??

Scott

 

[Pist'n Broke]

Thanks for the tips.

I am kinda thinking if it is too much power then I can get a bigger boat but if the 3.5 isn't fast enogh for me I dont want to get a new boat AND motor.