Okay, so I found a nice clean ski-vee 500 but she

[barren]

Okay, so I found a nice clean ski-vee 500 but she has only one motor. I can get Suzuki 4 strokes at a really good price and would like to put two on the back. Only problem is, Suzuki's not making 40hp 4 strokes! Would she handle 2 x 50's?

 

[divedeeper]

Overpowered. i had a skivee 500 with twin 30hps. 40 2 or 3 cylinders are perfect, 50's will be lethal and too heavy i reckon. If the motors are a good price then perhaps you should look at a different boat?

 

[barren]

I'm thinking, I'm thinking... But what? Nice connection wih the Suzuki's but I want to make sure I get the right combo.

 

[Cam Mundy]

You'd be seriously over gunned I have to 50's on a 16 foot Trimcraft which weighs far more than the Ski Vee and it's to much  I'd say Look at two stroke 40's or 30's on a boat like a ski vee you will wait a long time before you made you money back on fuel after investing in four strokes.

 

[barren]

I'm in the fortunate position that I can finance my boat through my business but the fuel I must pay for myself!! How can Suzuki not make 40 hp 4 stroke??

 

[Splasher]

I have two 40 3 cylinders and even those are a bit over the top for the skivee 500. You could get away with two 30 3 cylinders. The weight of two 50hp four strokes will be way too much weight.

 

[dugongboy]

I have to disagree that you will be 'overpowered'(you can just 'open up less')
What you have to ask is - 'is all that power necessary??'
The answer is no, the best motors for that boat are 2X 40,s
The 50 4's will be too heavy and the balance will be crap.
2 x 30,s will be fine but remember they will work more.
I would go for Yamaha 2cyl 40's (great motors but very noisy) or if you have extra cash the 3cyl.

 

[Pajero mad]

Hi guys

I have just ordered a 500 sport fron Ryan, I will be picking her up in a month or so, I have ordered 50's as I live in JHB and would use her on dams for tiger in Zim ect

Would you still say its an overkill?

Help

 

[Splasher]

I would say so. Too much weight at the back.

 

[Pajero mad]

Hi Splasher

If I moved the weight forward with the fuel tanks in the front would it not balance it out?

The weight difference is 12 kg each between 40's and 50's

Regards

 

[dugongboy]

It will be fine.

 

[Splasher]

Depends on the layout of the deck. I take it the console is at the back and all the crew are positioned in the middle of the boat.
On the other hand my deck layout is as the picture.
If the scuppers are forced closed most of the time by the weight of the motors, it will uncomfortable.
40's is more than enough power. Open the throttles to half in the sea and you will get some air time.

I am only speaking really about my own boat so there are many ways to skin cat.

 

[Keenfisher46]

Now you guys have got me worried.....I have a 16.6ft Coast Cat with 2 x 70hp Yamahas. (3 cyl/2stroke)?????

 

[Patrick]

Pajero mad wrote:

Hi guys

I have just ordered a 500 sport fron Ryan, I will be picking her up in a month or so, I have ordered 50's as I live in JHB and would use her on dams for tiger in Zim ect

Would you still say its an overkill?

Help

Anyone know the weight difference between the Sport 500 and the standard 500? I think the sport has higher gunnels which could equate to a heavier boat? 50's might be right for that.

 

[Rory]

the new ski-vee is totally diferent to the one in the picture above and will be a little heaver but it is not the basic boat that it used to be has gunnels, motor wells ect now and is a very nice boat.

 

[Pajero mad]

So I was up at 2:30 am to get ready to leave at 3:00am for DBN, I arrived at DBN Yamaha at 8:15am quite eager to begin the process in specking my Ski Vee 500 sport. I must say that this is a far different boat to hull that Ryan bought some 5/6 years ago. Its modern, neat, light and well priced.

I decided that with moving the console forward a couple of inches and having the fuel tanks under the seat in front of the console the weight distribution will perfect because adding the extra 24 kg's on the motors, the fuel is nearly 100 kg's which is moved from the "old rear seat"  replaced  with a "bar stool"  

So all I have to do is wait for 5 very long weeks to go and pick her up...back in JHB now.

 

 

[QuQ]

Hey Pajero Mad

Which 50's - 2s or 4s?

Sharing your pain! Been waiting since mid-jan for my Benguela to arrive. Due at end of Feb from Hona Marine in Knysna. Can't wait!!!

Post pics when you get your beaut!

 

[Pajero mad]

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I went for 2strokes for two reasons, the 4's are 112kgs each and the 2's are 87kg's each and on a 16ft boat this makes a material weight difference and the price was 76k (yamaha) each for the 4's and 53k for the 2's.I would have put Suzuki's but again the weight to power ratio was out, I live in JHB so I need the extra power at altitude. I will have to do some seroius hours to consume 46k extra in fuel and besides there is nothing like a fresh wiff of 2 stroke early in the morning.....

 

Cheers

 

 

[Kona]

Im in the market for a new boat and love the 500 Sport. What price range are you looking at? My heart is sold on the Butt Cat but still looking at other options.

 

[Silver Lake Marine]

Angler Boats launching a 1450 CC and a 1650 CC