Hi everyone,
I'm on the market for my first boat and I'm interested in a 1992 Sundancer 270 with 7.4l merc.
I had the boat surveyed and it seems solid, no major issues were found.
The only thing that concerned me is that during the water trial the boat couldn't do more than 4200-4300 RPM WOT, so although that is within the specs (4200-4600) but it seems on the lower end of it.
What do you guys think? Could that indicate an issue in the motor that would need a major repair so I'm better off? It has 1600 hours and cruises nicely around 20-23 mph 3200 RPM and max speed was around 34 mph.
One thing to note is that we didn't spend enough time doing WOT, and no trimming was done as well. Not sure if it could be the reason but thought it's worth mentioning.
Thanks!
I'm on the market for my first boat and I'm interested in a 1992 Sundancer 270 with 7.4l merc.
I had the boat surveyed and it seems solid, no major issues were found.
The only thing that concerned me is that during the water trial the boat couldn't do more than 4200-4300 RPM WOT, so although that is within the specs (4200-4600) but it seems on the lower end of it.
What do you guys think? Could that indicate an issue in the motor that would need a major repair so I'm better off? It has 1600 hours and cruises nicely around 20-23 mph 3200 RPM and max speed was around 34 mph.
One thing to note is that we didn't spend enough time doing WOT, and no trimming was done as well. Not sure if it could be the reason but thought it's worth mentioning.
Thanks!