Stoker88
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Just got back from Havasu, I will take picture next time.If you get a chance and can post some pics of your interior that would be cool. Need to redo mine and really like the way stoker dos their seats.
Engine is a XP200 and has been a great engine but it doesn't push the boat as fast as I want. I have done quite a lot to the boat for the summer, new:Is that 225 on there now?
Thanks for the Info, I'll give him a call.Give Fallon marine a call in havasu. Gil is an outboard guru
I have installed Hydrolic steering in my stoker it was not difficult. I had a 225 promax on a 20.1 with the Seastar Hydrolic steering. I didn't feel ant difference from cable to Hydrolic response wise but it was awesome no torque steer. :thumbsup
Didn't he hang the 300 V8's on there? If I recall, they are around 500 lbs as well.I asked Al Stoker about that a few years back and he highly advised against it....Said the 505lb motor was to heavy for the 20.1
Didn't he hang the 300 V8's on there? If I recall, they are around 500 lbs as well.
The XP 200 is 450lbs vs the Mercury 250/300XS is 505lbs......I am wondering how 55lbs will make it unstable?Didn't he hang the 300 V8's on there? If I recall, they are around 500 lbs as well.
Those evinrudes were that heavy? The Merc 2.4L carbed motors are just under 400# (380 I think?). I can't imagine 55lbs doing that much to disrupt the weight balance. That's about the same as adding an extra battery.The XP 200 is 450lbs vs the Mercury 250/300XS is 505lbs......I am wondering how 55lbs will make it unstable?
Those evinrudes were that heavy? The Merc 2.4L carbed motors are just under 400# (380 I think?). I can't imagine 55lbs doing that much to disrupt the weight balance. That's about the same as adding an extra battery.
If the primary driving factor for repower is the availability of replacement parts, I'd suggest a 2.4L or 2.5L Merc of whatever HP. Scream and Fly has a lot of motors in their classified section. Or there is a nice carbed 200 2.4L Merc in the classifieds here.The XP 200 engine parts are become hard to find (Try finding engine cowling parts) as well so engine replacement is going to happen. I checked Evinrude etec ho 200 weight.....if you guessed 505lbs you would be correct. The Opti Max 200 is 434 lbs but has only a 15 shaft. I could have the jack plate lowered and go with the merc 200 but when a Stoker is loaded up with 6 people, it needs a little HP to push it.....
BOAT=Bust Out Another Thousand
Thanks for the info, I am either going to go with a 2.5 or find someone who can rebuild a hot, reliable Evinrude. How fast will a 2.5 run, when the engine was in its prime, I got 88 mph out of it. I see some of the youtube stokers with 2.5 and they run strong and I see Etec 250 ho on stokers, has anybody got any info on this setup......I would like a new trouble free engine.Weight is only part of the factor. The 3.0 and 3.2 Merc lowerunit shape works good on some boats not so much on others and while the 20.1 works good with the 2.5 lower unit it does not like the larger unit. Also todays jackplates with setback will move CG rearwards adding to the issue. When the boat was designed these engines did not exist, as new engines came out changes in the build/rigging were instituted to maintain good drivability which the 250XS, 300XS, X, promax and V8 dont allow. These engines are thus not reccomended, at 300 you are also over reccomended power.
My buddy has a 18' Baker tunnel. Great boat! What motor do you have on yours?I went from twin cable to seastar pro hydraulic last year and would never go back. This is on a 18 foot Baker tunnel with a jack plate. I no longer need to wrestle the wheel. But still plenty of feel.