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Fr. Frank is right, and he must have been running a pretty loaded (lots of gear) down boat and full of fuel.
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Not necessarily. My father's '82 had a '89 Rude 225 and posted the same speed #s (not sure on fuel). The '97 Yam 225 SWS on there now gets him roughly the same, except top end bumps 40.
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I wasn't loaded down to get those figures so much as I was propped for max torque, not for WOT. It's the way I like to prop a boat:
Prop for Max of Max at Max. (
Maximum limit
of Maximum rpm range
at Maximum loading)
With 3 adults and 7 teen-aged kids in the boat, full fuel and camping and fishing gear on board, I could still turn 5500-5600 rpms on that Johnson 225 Looper, but my top speed dropped to 33 mph. Lightly loaded, I could run it up to 6100 rpms on a good day. Oh yeah, I had a 110 gallon fuel tank in it.
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Fr. Frank says:
Jesus liked fishing, too. He even walked on water to get to the boat!
Currently without a SeaCraft 
(2) Pompano 12' fishing kayaks
'73 Cobia 18' prototype "Casting Skiff", 70hp Mercury