how about taking before and after photos with mates/ lead weight/ water drums on the back with the equivelent weight increase, and posting them here for a comparison ( if you cant get the test weight down the back far enough, get, say 4 mates sitting on the floor atthe back of the boat and go for a run)
sorry Boatboy, it was being available as a Johnson I was thinking about, I knew they still made them as Suzukis, but have not seen the Johnson for a while, they must have cut their ties or something.
Hi there , I am looking at purchasing a Kevlacat 6.2m Pro Sport that is around 10yrs old with twin Yami 115's v4 on the back done 36 hrs.
I am in need of the specifications for this vessell which I cannot get from Kevlacat for some reason. Can anyone help me as I need to look at getting a trailer built or this vessel as it is currently dry rack stored at the marina.
Also any thoughts on value would be of interest , boat and motors only of course.
As Boatboy says Johnson have stopped rebadging Suzukis last year but when I was repowering my KC2400 late last year you could still pick up some counter rotating 140hp Johnsons from some of the dealers. They were going pretty cheap too.
I still went for the Suzuki's though because the Johnson motors never chaged to the new gear ratio (2.59:1) like the Suzuki's. I believe it allows you to swing a bigger prop more efficiently.
Don't know why Johnson never changed ratios, maybe Suzuki would only give them their old stock to paint white!
Scotty.
Pingu, I think Sealink make the current trailers for KC. They would probably be able to sort you out or point you in the right direction.Originally Posted by Pinguu
Scotty.
"The dry weight of a 1995 Evinrude 115hp is between 293 and 306lbs. depending on the model."
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_d...ude_115_weight
That's 133kgs to 139kgs.
Cheers
Dave
hhmm at 139KG compared to the 4 stroke it sould not be too bad one would think, only about the difference of some bits and pieces really, just move something up the front perhaps and it is a non event (almost)
Re: Repowering 6.2m Kevlacat
Pinguu contact Allan at seatrek in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast he worked for kevlacat back in the 90's and was involved with building most of the trailers for the 6.2 cats he currently builds his own cats and great trailers and should be able to help you out he repaired my trailler for me and was recomended to me by a mate who has a 5.2 KC and he also built his trailer
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