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Old 06-07-2007, 02:11 PM
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Motor Question

A few months ago I bought a 17 ft with a 2000 50 hp Yamaha 4 stroke. The boat tops out around 30 mph at 4500 rps. It seems to me that the boat is underpowered. Not that I would run it higher than this, but I would think that WOT is more than 4500 rps for this motor. Any thoughts???
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