snagged in outlet 3 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 2 hours ago, top_dollar said: Agreed. I probably only use mine 15-20 times per year, but my brother and I only have about 5K invested in it. Living in St. Louis county, there are a few pretty nice bass boats in my area that I have never seen out of the driveway. Maybe you don't get up early enough...😁 awhuber and top_dollar 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblades Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Having a Pontoon with a 40 be aware you'll probably not be able to cruise above 20 MPH and probably closer to 15. Most older pontoons were woefully underpowered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yowoodchuck Posted July 18, 2022 Author Members Share Posted July 18, 2022 On 7/12/2022 at 10:42 PM, fishinwrench said: The 40-75 HP 2-stroke Mercs are fine units. No issues with the oil injection system on those. Their weak areas are the tilt/trim system, and the charging system (stator & voltage regulator). Keep a good fresh battery installed and you likely won't ever have any trouble......but run it around on a battery that is about to puke, and you'll be sorry. Thanks wrench--your insights are valuable, how much does Phil pay you to provide such knowledge to all on the forum?😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yowoodchuck Posted July 18, 2022 Author Members Share Posted July 18, 2022 On 7/14/2022 at 1:03 PM, dblades said: Having a Pontoon with a 40 be aware you'll probably not be able to cruise above 20 MPH and probably closer to 15. Most older pontoons were woefully underpowered. Understood, If I were to go any faster, I might spill my cocktail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, yowoodchuck said: Thanks wrench--your insights are valuable, how much does Phil pay you to provide such knowledge to all on the forum?😎 Well, I get free private consultations from time to time, where he allows me to have the last word. 😁 fshndoug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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