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14-10-2011, 12:18 AM
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Registered User
Country: uk
Location: southampton
Occupation: composites f1
Interests: bikes , cars , boats
Boat make: ring 16 ?
Cruising area: solent
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: southampton
Posts: 10
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Engine size on ring 16
What's the biggest size engine I could fit on a ring 16 with out it being to stupid , thanks mark
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14-10-2011, 12:23 AM
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Registered User
Country: Ireland
Location: Dublin
Occupation: Boatbuilder
Boat make: Hydrostream V-king, 650SS OCR ,Ring 21, Ring 18, Phantom 18.
Engines: 300Hp Mercury 2.4, 130 Yamaha, Bridgeport EFI, XR6, Merc 200.
Cruising area: Malahide, Dublin
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Dublin
Posts: 1,803
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We put a 175 on a 15, was fun but a bit silly! Had to get someone to stand on the nose before you went back to squeeze the priming bulb.
Was quick though, depends what your using it for really!
Replaced it with a merc 90 3cyl and it was as much fun, handled 100 times better in any chop, much better manners!
If I had a choice of any engine, I'd be looking for a yam 90 or maybe a 115/130
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14-10-2011, 12:27 AM
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The Doc
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 8,291
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A guy used to have a 115 Yam on a 16 at the Stone, I always thought that looked a real nice package
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14-10-2011, 07:11 AM
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Registered User
Country: uk
Location: portsmouth
Occupation: Director of a fiberglass company
Interests: boats,cars,bikes,paintball
Boat make: phantom 23,Extreme 24
Engines: 6.2 mercrusier + 2.5 280 mercy
Cruising area: solent
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: portsmouth
Posts: 530
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I had a 100 mercury then changed it for a 135 mercury I wouldn't want to go much bigger than that but people have
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14-10-2011, 07:12 AM
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numbskull
Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
Occupation: none
Interests: none
Boat name: Leviathan
Boat make: Phantom 28
Cruising area: South Coast
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South
Posts: 15,959
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Years ago i looked after a P16 with a 150 V6 merc, it was silly, hard to control and not as quick as you'd think. horses for courses.
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14-10-2011, 08:42 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Coventry (but from Lee on Solent)
Occupation: Sales Director
Interests: My Boat of course
Boat make: Extreme 21
Engines: Merc V8
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Coventry (but from Lee on Solent)
Posts: 587
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if it were me and I wanted a quick 16, i'd go a 90 yam all day long. Plenty of power, reasonable economy and reliable. Has to be the ideal motor
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14-10-2011, 11:06 AM
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Le Cat
Country: France
Location: Paris
Occupation: Computer Sales
Boat name: Le Cat
Boat make: Argo Cat 18
Engines: Mercury 2.4EFI
Cruising area: Paris
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Paris
Posts: 753
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I'm with doc on this one
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14-10-2011, 11:57 AM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
Engines: Yamaha Pro V 115
Cruising area: UK, France
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Devon
Posts: 3,095
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Makes a good rig with a Yam V4 if set up well although 90 Yam is more than adequate. Would make a good B Class boat.
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14-10-2011, 12:01 PM
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Registered User
Country: uk
Location: southampton
Occupation: H M FORCES
Interests: boats
Boat make: Mk2 Phantom 21, Phantom 21 race deck
Engines: Mercury 2.5 offshore, Mercury xr2
Cruising area: solent
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: southampton
Posts: 467
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O know a certain person that had a 2.5 on 1!!! What a mad head!
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14-10-2011, 12:16 PM
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Registered User
Country: uk
Location: salcombe
Occupation: semi retired
Interests: racing(middle east class 3 6l)
Boat name: still no worries
Boat make: phantom18
Engines: 2.5 efi
Cruising area: salcombe
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: salcombe
Posts: 499
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xr2
we tried an xr2 on a ring 16 then put it on a tandem 16 phantom for the 3hr race on windermere, good fun but much better on an 18 (yam 130 is the way to go)
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14-10-2011, 12:24 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey Channel Isles
Location: West Coast
Occupation: Hotelier
Interests: Powerboat racing
Boat name: Vodkatini,Cap Camarat,Easy RiderSuper Rider & Hirrondelle
Boat make: Phantom 21,Jeaneau 925 Avenger19.Lorne Campbell Slipstream Tremlett 21.Tigershark 21
Engines: Volvo 5 litre,Merc 115 Tower,Twin 250 Suzukis and 145 Mercruiser LX
Cruising area: Channel Islands and French coast
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: West Coast
Posts: 612
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In the seventies and early eighties we had a fleet of about 16 boats with 85hp yam or Suzukis on them ,then replaced by 90hp models.Most of them were 16foot rings.
The quickest one though was powered by a straight six 115hp Merc
I drove that one when it came over and it was a lovely boat even with dash mounted trim controls at the time.
Modern motors being a little heavier these days I would try and put on a good secondhand one or a115hp HO Evinrude if flush and feeling brave !
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14-10-2011, 01:06 PM
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Registered User
Boat make: Ring 18C
Cruising area: baltic sea
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 36
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14-10-2011, 05:15 PM
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Registered User
Country: uk
Location: salcombe
Occupation: semi retired
Interests: racing(middle east class 3 6l)
Boat name: still no worries
Boat make: phantom18
Engines: 2.5 efi
Cruising area: salcombe
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: salcombe
Posts: 499
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See had 77 mph gps on the p16 how quick is the ring ?
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15-10-2011, 07:15 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 8
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chillout
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so ist besser
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15-10-2011, 07:35 PM
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Martyn W
Country: uk
Location: Guernsey Channel island
Occupation: wholesale food sales
Interests: Burning fuel!!!
Boat name: The Magician, A Fine Pair
Boat make: ring20b, chriscraft stinger 26
Engines: merc XR2, 2X AQ311B 5.7's
Cruising area: channel islands
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Guernsey Channel island
Posts: 284
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I had a 120HP force on my ring16 years ago. Went really well! I'd say a 90 would be just as good thou
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