bdusted440
Active member
boatman get ahold of me i want to put together a starliner aqnd need a motor.
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Johnson V8
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boatman4021
Well-known member
Call me, or give me a number and I will call you! Thanks, boatman
Reed
Active member
PapaMaC
Member
It would ~FLY~
Only if by "fly" you mean "sink" lol.
Reed
Active member
It would ~FLY~
a V-8 , Johnson doesn't weigh too much more than a 2.4 Merc so it wouldn't sink a Trimate. I can pick up my 200hp 2.4 off my engine stand, it's only around 400 lbs
hotdaddy27
Well-known member
A Johnson V8 with an off-shore midsection weights 548lbs. & all the weight is at the top. On my starliner the top of the cowl is 40'' above the floor, if you put that on the back of a trimate it would still float. (upside down)
He's not joking...look at his Avatar. That thing is TALL!
cooperider
Well-known member
This motor sold a long time ago, so unless I find another it doesn't matter anymore.
rowdy1
Member
I realize its pointless now, but I went home yesterday & measured my boat. The top of the cowling is 48" above the floor, & the entire powerhead, including lower cowling is above the the top of the splashwell. Go to the thread '' hot mates by Kunkles Marine " on this site, then scroll down to the pic of the starflight with a V8 Evinrude to see just how high the thing sits. I spoke to those guys when I rigged my starliner, & set it up almost identically to that boat. My boat chines pretty bad @ higher speeds. I think its becouse it is so top heavy. That trimate would get ugly quick.