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Originally Posted by Bigshrimpin
...Something is very wrong. What prop do you have on that boat?
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I had a '74 Tsunami (same as the Sceptre) with a Johnson 225 Looper, 1.86 gear ratio, at 5800 rpms turning a 15" pitch OMC SST prop, and loaded with 4 adults and 5 kids aged 8-17 on the boat, plus 100 gallons of fuel, and we could get 35/36 mph WOT with that load, 24 mph cruise at 4000 rpms. Two fat guys and fishing gear it was 6200 and 40 mph, cruise was 26 mph.
Tim is right (again).
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Currently without a SeaCraft 
(2) Pompano 12' fishing kayaks
'73 Cobia 18' prototype "Casting Skiff", 70hp Mercury