Got a couple of photo's the other day from Adam and his Sea Strike 16 out Tuna fishing off Sydney.
He Writes:
A few months ago I upgraded to the new Yamaha 90 from the 70.
I was at almost 1300hrs on the 70 and while It was doing a great job and no issues I took the opportunity of a boat show special.
It was pretty much a straight swap. Not to much mucking around. I haven't bothered with getting speeds per rpm..
All I can say is I now have a shite load of grunt!
Top speed with factory alloy prop 13 1/4" x 17" is 35kts with 1 up, fully loaded 33-34 kts with 2 up.. The torque is insane there is no slurring or getting stuck in swell and its instant. At 30kts I have reserve power and it kicks when you go full throttle.
The boat ride has changed a bit. She is more stable at rest and grips even more with a bow down nothing can stop me attitude lol. Has taken a bit of getting used to as she just gets up and rips and there's not much trimming to do.
I'm saving travel time now which is a game changer chasing tide changes etc. I can ride hard between the bigger swell and control the throttle with instant power response. The only down side is I'm using more fuel...That's because 35kts is so much fun! :lol:
Both the F70 and F90 is perfectly suited to the SS16.
If I can get around to it ill put up some rpm numbers... but really there's no point.
Just floor it, fish hard and have fun
"Until the Next Bite"
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