Motor question

[mad8713 Member Find all posts View Profile Close mad8713]

I am having a 200 hp mercury installed on my 1977 mako22 as we speak. The motor is a 89 and is compleatly rebuilt. Just wondering what type of speed i should expect. What would be a good prop for this setup. Also the old motor had a dolfin on it, do you think I will need on the merc. No tabs on the boat

Thanks

[Gary Shallbetter Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gary Shallbetter]

You realy wont be able to judge speed until you get the boat in the water and loaded. The prop is going to take you a little experiment ing. You will want to get your max rpms with a full load of gear and fuel. You probably wont need the dolphin on a boat that size and power.