powered by a 175 hp

[catfish55]

hi there have a project boat and getting very close to putting a motor on her. short list is a 175 hp at the moment a Suzuki 4 stroke !
now my boat is a Caribbean older style identical to the reef runner BUT WITH AN OUTBOARD WELL VERY RARE!
dry weight no fuel or motor is 1100 kgs ad to this 260 kgs fuel, 3 fat doods fishing and a motor of approx 227 kgs
I WOULD LIKE TO HERE OF ANY BOATS OUT THERE THAT ARE POWERED BY A 175 SUZUKI OR OTHER! MY BOAT IS 6.2 METERS, SO AFTER INFORMATION OF SOMETHING SIMILAR , CLOSE IN SIZE?
REALLY APPRECIATE IT
CATFISH

[Vitamin Sea]

dont know it it helps but i had a haines 19c with a 200 optimax on the back. Weights are pretty close on hull, motor, 220 litre fuel. No 3 fat doods though...
It used to run out at 84km/hr.

different motor though.......

cheers

[Spaniard_King]

You might be struggling with 175 hp I recon, that's a pretty weighty boat. I recon you want a 200 or 225

[Jsmfun]

hi catfish55 i have just brought a 6.25m walkaround around same weight with 210 litres of fuel and 2 by 85kg blokes 8 bags of ice tackle 10 rods so loaded up. i have the suzuki df175 and have been cruising at 24knts doing 4400rpm wot loaded was 36knts unloaded with half a tank fuel and solo got 41knts cruising 24knts solo 4000rpm both these were in calm morteon bay plenty of power for me as you never realy need to travel at 35knts great out of the hole as well hope this helps. cheers scott PS your first service is around $600 bigones

[Vitamin Sea]

my thoughts as well, i would always go more hp than less, a 200 would be close to the mark imo.

[FisHard]

I've got a 6.2m Seafarer that's probably similar to your Hull. I'm running a 200 Suzi and it's got grunt to burn! Loading the boat with guts qnd gear, does not really dent its performance. If you can stretch to the 200, go for it! If not, I'm sure the 175 would be fine.

[ozynorts]

For about the same weight you could get a Yamaha F200.

[Jakers 69]

I have a Suzuki 175 on my 6.2m boat, more than enough power, but agree you can't have enough.

[Chimo]

I too have got a 6.2 Seafarer Vagabond (heavy boat) and I run two 115HP Evinrudes and it loves them. Thats 230HP with two legs.

Cheers
Chimo

[stue2]

175 to me is bottom end.
Mate has a 175 on his Surties 6.7 (6.2) and his mate has same boat with a 200. The difference is significant.
Cheers
Stu

[Avier11]

I have a 175 suzuki on my 639 Stacer, it's absolutely awesome. My local mechanic told me the 175 is the only engine in the range with all of the same good gear as the flagship 300hp engine, whereas the other models don't.

[aussiebasser]

The original Reef Runner was rated to 188hp. Most ran 888 Mercruisers (302 Ford v8). My father had his specially made with a 235 Mercruiser (351 Ford). The outboard versions ran the biggest Merc of the day, the 175 Black Max.

[catfish55]

hi catfish55 i have just brought a 6.25m walkaround around same weight with 210 litres of fuel and 2 by 85kg blokes 8 bags of ice tackle 10 rods so loaded up. i have the suzuki df175 and have been cruising at 24knts doing 4400rpm wot loaded was 36knts unloaded with half a tank fuel and solo got 41knts cruising 24knts solo 4000rpm both these were in calm morteon bay plenty of power for me as you never realy need to travel at 35knts great out of the hole as well hope this helps. cheers scott PS your first service is around $600 bigones
Thank this is what I want, as long as I can cruise at 25 knots that's 45 k,s and have some under my belt to handle the bar from time to time I'm happy
thanks and keep em coming
catfish55

[catfish55]

Thanks fishhard

[catfish55]

I have a Suzuki 175 on my 6.2m boat, more than enough power, but agree you can't have enough.
Hey jakers69 can you elaborate more on your boat 6.2 fibreglass or aluminium etc
thanks for the input
catfish55

[catfish55]

Thanks stew

[catfish55]

I have a 175 suzuki on my 639 Stacer, it's absolutely awesome. My local mechanic told me the 175 is the only engine in the range with all of the same good gear as the flagship 300hp engine, whereas the other models don't.

Any idea of dry weight ? These days you can't believe lengths etc thanks boys keep em coming

[catfish55]

The original Reef Runner was rated to 188hp. Most ran 888 Mercruisers (302 Ford v8). My father had his specially made with a 235 Mercruiser (351 Ford). The outboard versions ran the biggest Merc of the day, the 175 Black Max.
Great news Aussie, surly the newer suzi175's will be just as or better than the old black max, you'd think hey

[aussiebasser]

She should be a ripper with the Suzi on it. Dad's would do about 50 mph. It would pull a waterskier out of the water on a single ski with 10 people in the boat.

[Jakers 69]

Hey jakers69 can you elaborate more on your boat 6.2 fibreglass or aluminium etc
thanks for the input
catfish55
Got a 6.2m Glass Haines Traveller, 200L on board and most of the time gear around 50kg+ , Fully loaded a think she must be close to 2 ton . Got 500 hrs on now without any problems. Top speed around 47 knots, very light on fuel.

[honda900]

I have a Haines hunter profish 6.25 hull weighs the same as yours, about the same weight in the crew and a 230ltr tank.. the zuke 175 pushes the boat perfectly, I have posted fuel figures before if you do a search.

The boat does not want for horsepower and leaps out of the hole, economy is good.

Regards
Honda

[Warrior620]

I have Haines 620sf same hull weight 210 liter fuel. i have 2013 175 suzuki on it 65 hours awesome motor plenty of power out of the hole etc does about 40knots . do your research on them hard to find a bad thing said about them looked at the 200 yammi but they were a lot more expensive but couldnt be happier with choice.

[aussiebasser]

I found a pic from Narooma, 1975 or early 76.