26M and X Speed Test
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Tony D-26X_SusieQ
- First Officer
- Posts: 306
- Joined: Mon Jan 05, 2004 7:20 am
- Location: Mayo, Maryland
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TAW02
- First Officer
- Posts: 325
- Joined: Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:39 am
- Location: Central Florida 2007 M #MACM1869F707 s/v 'Insagal'
Somewhat bettter
I tried the top speed thing the first time out a week after getting my M. Thought I was stilted with only 19.5 MPH on a lake with choppy water. Oh well, glad to see I am within the norm here.
Big T
Big T
My M with the 90 hp Tohatsu will get about 24mph wot at 5400 rpm with the water ballast empty but with 24gals fuel and boat full of gear. I can cruise at 4500 rpm and get 19mph and it is miserly on fuel at that rpm. With 4 guys onboard and full ballast I've got 20-21 mph before.
There are a couple of guys that post here and at the other Mac site that have the Tohatsu 90 hp on X boats and they get more like 25 to 26 mph because they don't have the 300 lbs of permanent ballast and the X boat has a flatter bottom than the M and so is better for motoring; while the M is slightly better for sailing - so the designers say.
To me having the slightly larger outboard at 90 hp isn't about top speed at wot, it's about getting the full performance out of the boat that the manufacture (Macgregor) promised. I would not put a motor larger than a 90hp on the M and would not put anything but the Tohatsu because of the weight issue. The 90 hp Tohatsu weighs a little over 300 lbs. and is a 2-stroke. That is about the same as some 50 hp 4 strokes.
Tohatsu is widely believed (on an International basis) to be the most reliable outboard in the world. National Geographic will not put any other outboard on their vessels and in many foreign countries the only outboard you will see on the fishing boats is the Tohatsu. However, it is not all that popular in the USA which is understandable as the home grown varieties like Mercury and Evinrude are much more popular here.
Kindest Regards,
JonBill
There are a couple of guys that post here and at the other Mac site that have the Tohatsu 90 hp on X boats and they get more like 25 to 26 mph because they don't have the 300 lbs of permanent ballast and the X boat has a flatter bottom than the M and so is better for motoring; while the M is slightly better for sailing - so the designers say.
To me having the slightly larger outboard at 90 hp isn't about top speed at wot, it's about getting the full performance out of the boat that the manufacture (Macgregor) promised. I would not put a motor larger than a 90hp on the M and would not put anything but the Tohatsu because of the weight issue. The 90 hp Tohatsu weighs a little over 300 lbs. and is a 2-stroke. That is about the same as some 50 hp 4 strokes.
Tohatsu is widely believed (on an International basis) to be the most reliable outboard in the world. National Geographic will not put any other outboard on their vessels and in many foreign countries the only outboard you will see on the fishing boats is the Tohatsu. However, it is not all that popular in the USA which is understandable as the home grown varieties like Mercury and Evinrude are much more popular here.
Kindest Regards,
JonBill