who has a 150hp motor on toon
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Re: who has a 150hp motor on toon
I have a 22ft Bennington RLI with a 150 yamaha and the boat has the 3rd toon/esp. Will do between 38 and 42 by gps depending on 2 or 4 people and how much gas. Speed wise we usually end up just putting along at between 18 and 24 mph and gets great fuel economy. Every once in awhile I open it up either to get back early or just for fun. When I bought my boat I tossd the idea of a 225 but was told that was a 5K upgrade and only gained 4 or 5 mph on the top end. That was hard for me to justifiy. I traded a 1yr old bowrider with just 17 hours with a trailer and did not get a trailer with the toon and paid in the mid 40s. Probably got boned just a bit but we love this boat. Good luck at the boat show! Hope you find the toon of your dreams! Bill
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Bill & Lynn
2010 2275 RLI Bennington/ESP
150 Yamaha
Smith Mountain Lake, VA
2010 2275 RLI Bennington/ESP
150 Yamaha
Smith Mountain Lake, VA
Re: who has a 150hp motor on toon
I have a yamaha 150hp on a benny 20gli with esp package, we average about 35-36 mph loaded up and can get 39 to 40 mph with a light load. It cruises comfortably at 25-26 with good fuel consumption. It moves out really well. The boat handles the 150hp yamaha four stroke great. Paid around 33,000 with all options and a double axle trailer with giudes. Very happy with my boat and it's performace, we love it. It pulls tobers and skiers really well even with a full boat:)
2010 Bennington 2075 GLi with ESP
150 yamaha 4 stroke
2012 tundra tow rig
2006 golf cart shuttle from camp to boat
150 yamaha 4 stroke
2012 tundra tow rig
2006 golf cart shuttle from camp to boat
Re: who has a 150hp motor on toon
I have a Bennington 2575RFi two log with Yamaha 150 and haven't yet been able to break the 30MPH mark (GPS)--wishing I had held out for a tritoon.
2006 Bennington 2575 RFi pontoon with a 2006 Yamaha F150TLR
Re: who has a 150hp motor on toon
Tri-toon with strakes and wave shield equals speed..
2010 Bennington 2075 GLi with ESP
150 yamaha 4 stroke
2012 tundra tow rig
2006 golf cart shuttle from camp to boat
150 yamaha 4 stroke
2012 tundra tow rig
2006 golf cart shuttle from camp to boat
Re: who has a 150hp motor on toon
We love ours. Last summer I went to far down stream and my fuel gage bounced off of E about a mile and a half from the ramp on our way back. I thought well this is it. It's a long way back and I know even at half throttle we aint gonna make it. By the way, when my gage gets to 1/4 it starts to fall fast. You can practically watch it move on down at high speeds. Anyway... I just set the throttle at about a grand and idled all the way back to the ramp. I woulda lost that bet. I guess these 4 strokes will idle along for days. Top speed by myself is in the 40's. very happy.
Shopguy
23' Tritoon with a 150F Yamaha
Strakes and skins
23' Tritoon with a 150F Yamaha
Strakes and skins
Re: who has a 150hp motor on toon
We have a 2010 Sylvan Signature 8522 with a Honda 150. It has only two RPT tubes and the underskin and it performs very well. With GPS and ideal conditions; I've hit 43mph, but that was pushing it. I really wish the new Merc 150-4 was out when we purchased last year!
We are considering selling this Spring and are in the Atlanta area...just sayin
We are considering selling this Spring and are in the Atlanta area...just sayin
2010 Sylvan 8522 Signature
Honda 150 4-stroke
Lake Allatoona, GA
Honda 150 4-stroke
Lake Allatoona, GA
Re: who has a 150hp motor on toon
Hey, I'm looking at a very similar setup - Sylvan - Mirage 8522 LZ, Two RPT Tubes, 150HP Mercury Motor. Good to see this setup getting around the same top speeds as those with three tubes.ArkieBoater wrote:I have a 22 foot Sylvan with a 150HP Etec and it will run around 39 on gps, 42 by speedometer, with 2 people and around 3/4 tank of gas, top down in stored position. The Sylvan has planing
hulls ( RPT tubes) and so far I am very pleased with the boat. I think the asking price was somewhere around $33K , but it was a year old ( still new though) and I traded another boat in on it
also. I don't usually run the boat very hard, but it is nice to have the power and speed if you need it. I can deep water start slalom skiiers, pull tubes with no problem. I hope you have good luck
at the boat show. I bought this boat in late February a couple of years ago, there was snow on the ground when I first went to look at it.
Question for you - how is the handling in the water? Is it able to do quick sharp turns at high speeds? How is the steering - is it tough to turn the steering wheel? Do you have Hydraulic Steering or power assisted steering?
Re: who has a 150hp motor on toon
I can't say anything about the Sylvan tritoons, but as far as handling goes with two RPTs...I liken it to pushing a wheelbarrow full of rock through sand, but then again, it's a pontoon (I guess I am not adjusting well after years of go-fast v-hulls. It has hydraulic steering which is necessary for a 150 and up.
2010 Sylvan 8522 Signature
Honda 150 4-stroke
Lake Allatoona, GA
Honda 150 4-stroke
Lake Allatoona, GA