Bought my first go fast!
03-26-2019 | 08:12 AM
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Run it and enjoy- like most have said-
A single in a 29 Outlaw will be really hard to do much with besides throwing buckets of Cash away.
Then when you are ready- step up to something larger and faster with twins- and you will have the Buckets of Cash waiting to Step Up.
Good Luck and Come ON SUmmer!
A single in a 29 Outlaw will be really hard to do much with besides throwing buckets of Cash away.
Then when you are ready- step up to something larger and faster with twins- and you will have the Buckets of Cash waiting to Step Up.
Good Luck and Come ON SUmmer!
03-26-2019 | 08:31 AM
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From: 29°50'49.74"N 95° 5'17.55"W.......TEXAS
I'd keep the motor stock appearing, that will be your best resale value. When you are ready, buy a boat with the power you want or at least set the stock motor to one side for re-installation.
Enjoy
Enjoy
03-26-2019 | 08:56 AM
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From: Tygart Lake, WV
Enjoy the reliability of the 496. Go boating for the season. No reason to upgrade, make sure you have enough time to use the boat and to justify the project and $ it will take to upgrade.. Take out is probably your best bet, but it will be a project, it will cost a bunch and it always takes a bit to get things just right.
Why is the Gen 7 496 such a bad platform to build
03-26-2019 | 09:30 AM
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Wow! First boat and it's a go-fast! Nice!
As others have suggested, keep it as is for the first season or two. There's an art to running these boats safely, Being that it's a 29 with the single she's not going to be very fast, and that's a good thing for now. Get some good seat time, then looks at upgrades or perhaps a boat with twins. Getting real speed out of a single 29 Outlaw will require serious bucket loads of cash.
As others have suggested, keep it as is for the first season or two. There's an art to running these boats safely, Being that it's a 29 with the single she's not going to be very fast, and that's a good thing for now. Get some good seat time, then looks at upgrades or perhaps a boat with twins. Getting real speed out of a single 29 Outlaw will require serious bucket loads of cash.
03-26-2019 | 09:33 AM
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Since it's a new to you boat, you should resist any upgrades at this time with the anticipation that a repair of some sort will be required in the near future. Spend your time and money going over the boat looking for problems, make sure transom sealed up good, and preparing for summer. After your first season you will get a better idea of whether you like the boat and speed. Maybe you want to go a lot faster and decide to just buy a faster boat. 50% of new boat owners will sell their boat within the first two years.
03-26-2019 | 12:54 PM
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I can only repeat what everyone else has said is to leave that engine alone and then you can swap it for a beast later. It’s not unheard of a 496 going a thousand hours with only proper maintenance.
What i came here to say is lets see some pics!
What i came here to say is lets see some pics!
03-26-2019 | 06:16 PM
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Some solid opinions here I'd seriously consider if I were you. We've all been through it, learn from our pain.
My opinion: 496 is a great motor, starts every time and you actually get to GO BOATING instead of sitting around fixing sh!t. Spend the summer enjoying it, if it's not enough get a new boat with the good stuff already in it.
Where do you boat? You'll get tired of the ride in coastal waters or great lakes...forget LOTO totally since it's worse than the Perfect Storm
. If you're a lake or river boater you'll be fine for a while.
My opinion: 496 is a great motor, starts every time and you actually get to GO BOATING instead of sitting around fixing sh!t. Spend the summer enjoying it, if it's not enough get a new boat with the good stuff already in it.
Where do you boat? You'll get tired of the ride in coastal waters or great lakes...forget LOTO totally since it's worse than the Perfect Storm
. If you're a lake or river boater you'll be fine for a while.
