225 Evinrude
 

Took my first long ride with the new O/B today. I am impressed and think I made a good choice. At 4K rpm's I was making 24.5kts and at 4500 rpms I was making 27.5kts plenty fast for this area when most days 20kts is too much.

Re: 225 Evinrude
 

Sounds powerfull. My twin 4 stroke suzuki's run about a knot and a half faster at both rpm's. If you cut a tight corner at 4k rpm's the motor should blow out just a little, if not, you might want to go up a hole. Are you running a 15x17 or a 14 1/4x19? (Those are the two props I ran when I had a single 225.) How much more $$ was the 250?

Re: 225 Evinrude
 

HA HOOPER
GLAD YOU GOT YOUR 225 I THINK THAT IS THE PERFECT SIZE MOTOR FOR THE 23’S HAS MORE THAN ENOUGH POWER AND STILL ECONOMICAL. I RUN A 15 ¼ X 17 ON MY YAMAHA 225 AND I LIKE IT A LOT.
FELLOW-SHIP [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

Re: 225 Evinrude
 

Briguy-

What do you mean by blow out a little? Not sure what you are looking for...if you mean cavitate, I haven't tried that manuever yet...but I will. my old five blade would not cavitate ever, unless trimmed way up. Of course it rarely cavitated also because it rarely was running....story already told.

I am honestly not sure what size prop I am running, I am embarrassed to say. I think a 21" does that sound right???

-Hooper

Re: 225 Evinrude
 

No...way too much pitch. 17 is about right but maybe a 19. What he means is that his boat likes to have the engine mounted high. Cavitation plate is above the transom, not level. This allows less drag and higher speed, less draft. I would bring them up a notch until you start to diminish it's handling in turns, then drop it one notch. I currently have my Zuki 4 inches above the transom and she runs like it is stock. 5" setback jackplate. You may want to get a plate, best couple hundred you can spend.

Re: 225 Evinrude
 

Nick,

I think the dealer did that when he installed it for me because they sais they had to raise it a notch maybe two. Best I can tell they did that. They were very thorough when they installed the O/B. In fact they completely reworked my wiring and it looks like a million bucks now. They earned my trust.

-Hooper

Re: 225 Evinrude
 

Hooper - what kind of RPM's are you getting at W.O.T. trimmed up? I also think 21 is too much prop if that's what you have, and agree that 17 is right for a 225 on a 23'.You don't want to start off with your new engine overpropped.Good luck with that motor, that's what I want when my old Rude dies.

Re: 225 Evinrude
 

Billybob,

Actually I asked as everyone seemed to think 21" was too big. It's a 19" by 14.5" stainless. With that I am getting 56-5700 rpms at WOT. So far so good with the engine. I have 20 hours on it now. Yesterday I was out fishing and I found at between 3000rpms and 3500 the engine shook and bogged down on itself. The the check engine light came on...I brought it in and they hooked it up to the computer (neat stuff). The engine told the tech what was wrong with it. Some part was falling out of synch and needed a bracket which according to the tech, should have been on the engine to begin with. That did the trick. And the fuel economy! Really nice! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

-Hooper

Re: 225 Evinrude
 

Hooper,

What would one expect to pay for a new 2003 225 HP FICHT? I assume you bought it locally around the Cape, just trying to get some numbers.

Thanks,

Rich

Re: 225 Evinrude
 

Rich-

I went to Ship Shops in So. Yarmouth (ask for Marty) and paid $12,100 for the engine alone. This was before the prop, installation, controls, gagues, and some re-wire work they did for me. When all was said and done it was $14,500.

The engine is great. Fuel use is great. And I keep hearing more and more good things about this engine so I am hoping it was a good move. I am looking forward to 2004 already!

If you want to chat about it, my email is ggibbons@attbi.com and I will reply iwth my phone number to give you more details.

-Hooper [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Re: 225 Evinrude
 

Hooper - you ever figure what you GPH is at cruise and WOT? What turns out to be best cruise speed?

Thanks... just curious

Re: 225 Evinrude
 

Has bombardier worked out the kinks on the FICHT outboards since they bought OMC? I am aware that it was a largely unstable system and there were lots of warrantied blown FICHT motors... I know a guy who replaced two 175hp of these babies on his aquasport (one each season, one warrantied, the next the dealer would not honor)- blew the piston out the block twice. I had thought that the flaw in the whole line of FICHT outboards was the reason OMC was having financial difficulties?? Am I missing something here? I would steer clear of that motor, if you have good luck with them, god bless you- Anyone have any insight?

Re: 225 Evinrude
 

OMC went chapter 11 a few years ago and the Rude/Johnson lines were picked up by Bombadier (trains, commuter jets, SeaDoo, SkiDoo, Rotax, and a bunch of other decent brands). The boat lines were bought by Genmar.

Bombadier supposedly really went over these engines and changed a LOT. Again, "supposedly" got them fixed right too. To the point where they are getting a lot of good press (not hard to get) and a lot of good reviews from those that own them (alot harder to get)...

Si, I'm waiting to hear more but everything that I have head about the 02 and newer engines is that they are great...

Re: 225 Evinrude
 

Dido to what JohnR says, Bombadier is trying hard to get the good name back and has succeded from what I've seen and heard. Stay away from from the late '90 models unless they are carbureted ('97-'99). Regardless from what any dealer will tell you they are "unfixable", that's why no one will warrenty them.
I kills me when I see so many dealer's trying to pawn these bad motors off to the unsuspecting.

Re: 225 Evinrude
 

John-

I cannot tell you what my fuel comsumption is yeta s I haven't really gooten much use out of it, but com '03 I will have a better idea.

-Hooper

Re: 225 Evinrude
 

Hey Hooper,
Get a Navman FlowMeter for your boat, $149.00 from Boaters World. Works great easy to use and very accurate. Out of the box mine is only ever off by a half a gallon from what is said I burned to what I put in at the fuel dock [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] . Takes the guess work out of what you burn per hour, you'll be amazed at what 500rpm will do for gph [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] !

Pipe Dreams Marine
www.pipedreamsmarine.com

[ December 04, 2002, 08:55 AM: Message edited by: PipeDreamsMarine ]

Re: 225 Evinrude
 

Congrats Hooper,thats what I want to repower with. Ive been waiting until Bombardier got it right,and I here they are. Last year the Ficths came out with the bombardier sticker behind the cowling if it does'nt have the sticker stay away from them, prior to 2002 they were blowing up big time.I run a 15 inch pitch on my 225 now,sounds small but I get 5600 at WOT.i REALLY LIKE THEM NEW FITCHS,ENJOY.rs.