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RPMs Homelite and Bear Cat 12 years 6 months ago #62023

I knows it here some were but whats the max and best prm's for Homelite and Bear Cat motor?.
Mike aka the pirate

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Re: RPMs Homelite and Bear Cat 12 years 6 months ago #62030

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5500 max, I run mine up there sometimes and then back it off to 4K. Running a 12 pitch prop on the 16ft aluminum Sylvan, My top rpm is 5400, just right.

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1989 16ft Sylvan

'57 Evinrude 18 (finally found a decent one)
'58 Johnson 5.5
'72 Johnson 6.0
'61 Homelite
'64 Johnson 18
'65 Homelite 55
'66 Homelite 55
'68 Bearcat 55 (3)
'70 Bearcat 55 (2)
'71 Bearcat 85 (Sold)

Re:RPMs Homelite and Bear Cat 12 years 6 months ago #62095

This Bear Cat is the one I put on the back for 64 G3. A 11 prop just did not seem to get the speed we wanted so we will be trying a 13 picth prop this time. And will have the tach hooked up so we can see how the rpm's do. Oh with the 11 picth prop all we got was 28mph GPS At this altatude 4500 feet figuer we should get at least 35 mph.
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Re:RPMs Homelite and Bear Cat 12 years 6 months ago #62101

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I get 26-28mph tops with the 4 engines I've ran to date. Most of the people I know fall into this range with boats similar to mine. It will be interesting to hear your results with the 13 pitch on the G3. The only way I can get close to 35mph is with the 85hp Bearcat! :)

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Dick Johnson

1989 16ft Sylvan

'57 Evinrude 18 (finally found a decent one)
'58 Johnson 5.5
'72 Johnson 6.0
'61 Homelite
'64 Johnson 18
'65 Homelite 55
'66 Homelite 55
'68 Bearcat 55 (3)
'70 Bearcat 55 (2)
'71 Bearcat 85 (Sold)
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