Weight of 496HOs in a Flame...Wow!
An interesting bit of info I just received on the 496HO. I sold one of my motors to gentleman and he had the means to weigh it on arrival.
The motor weighed in at 1104 lbs on a simple pallet with no crate and no coupler:eek: My partner and I both noted just how much heavier these motors were than the custom motors when we were lifting them out. I seriously believe I will be pulling 400-500 lbs out of the rear end of our Flame. It may actually now need some bow lift (or stearn sinking) now :( Maybe 5 blades... :confused: I think my whole boat attitude is going to change a bunch. A whole round of new testing coming up. I'm thinking my new 588s will be in the 850-900 lb/ea range. Anyone know how much the Ilmor weighs and how they react in the Flame? |
I think that the 496 is one of the heaviest anchors...oops... motors... made by mercury.
I am sure your boat will have a much better riding attitude. Chris |
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