Ex Hydro Stream Vector lightweight owner center steering with modded 2.4 merc Bridgeport exhaust, reeds hydraulic jack plate, hot foot and trim on wheel 93-99mph depending on prop. Scary chine walking monsters even with seat time. Love your boat brother!
I now own this hull! It will be fitted with a modest Johnson 140 on a manually adjustable jack plate and a spinelli 24” prop. Plan on doing the floor and likely some other work once I pull the floor up and see what’s under it. Did you build the aluminum transom brace that’s still on it? If so, thank you! It’s awesome!
my grandparents have a 1983 hydrostream vector just like this one except red, with the original 140 hp mercury engine from 1983. the boat is beautiful but she's getting a little old, her engine doesn't always want to start up and her wood floor rotted, so that needed to be replaced but, the almost 40 year old boat still works.
The Mercury tower is underrated at 90HP, I had one and a 115 Evinrude was barely able to pull away. We had the same boat, a 19ft Sportcraft Caprice cuddy cabin. Both were untouched and completely stock. Just letting you know you may not see that much difference in your boats performance.
I had a 115 Evinrude on my brand new at the time Bass Cat bass boat, it weighed only 700 pounds, that boat was fast , low 60s with raker prop! My Bullet boat now does 85 with 225 ProXS sportsmaster lower unit!
Screw the OMC V4 outboards, for almost the same weight you could have a V6 Merc on the back and have PLENTY of HP to spare, or at least enough to really make it fun!!
The BS coast guard rating, is a "recommended" maximum that uses some rediculous formula that means NOTHING! I use the max rating as the ABSOLUTE MINIMUM HP I would put on something.. even then, on a Hydrostream Viper I would ONLY put a V6 Merc outboard on it, preferably a 2.4 or 2.5 liter anywhere from 150hp and up, but really anything less than 200hp would only be out on until I built something with more hp, or modded the engine.. These boats do just fine when setup properly, and then it just takes some seat time and practice to learn how to drive a pad-vee bottom hull...
Ex Hydro Stream Vector lightweight owner center steering with modded 2.4 merc Bridgeport exhaust, reeds hydraulic jack plate, hot foot and trim on wheel 93-99mph depending on prop. Scary chine walking monsters even with seat time. Love your boat brother!
I am glad to see the boat looks as good, if not better, than the day I sold it! Best of luck Mike!
I now own this hull! It will be fitted with a modest Johnson 140 on a manually adjustable jack plate and a spinelli 24” prop. Plan on doing the floor and likely some other work once I pull the floor up and see what’s under it. Did you build the aluminum transom brace that’s still on it? If so, thank you! It’s awesome!
my grandparents have a 1983 hydrostream vector just like this one except red, with the original 140 hp mercury engine from 1983. the boat is beautiful but she's getting a little old, her engine doesn't always want to start up and her wood floor rotted, so that needed to be replaced but, the almost 40 year old boat still works.
I own it now and runs faster now than ever installed Atlas Jack plate
jerome miller You selling this boat right now? I swear its the same one im looking at around Syracuse, NY CL...
i bought a boat out of minneapolis MN and about a year later i found videos the original owner put of it on youtube. really is a small world.
i just repowered my 1975 viper with an evinrude 115 from a 90 tower of power merc that i couldnt get parts for.....havta wait for spring for results
The Mercury tower is underrated at 90HP, I had one and a 115 Evinrude was barely able to pull away. We had the same boat, a 19ft Sportcraft Caprice cuddy cabin. Both were untouched and completely stock. Just letting you know you may not see that much difference in your boats performance.
@@djs3484 i think he already saw the difference in those 6 years, but interesting facts anyways
I had a 115 Evinrude on my brand new at the time Bass Cat bass boat, it weighed only 700 pounds, that boat was fast , low 60s with raker prop! My Bullet boat now does 85 with 225 ProXS sportsmaster lower unit!
Screw the OMC V4 outboards, for almost the same weight you could have a V6 Merc on the back and have PLENTY of HP to spare, or at least enough to really make it fun!!
Damn I guess not all vipers are rated for only 120.
The BS coast guard rating, is a "recommended" maximum that uses some rediculous formula that means NOTHING!
I use the max rating as the ABSOLUTE MINIMUM HP I would put on something.. even then, on a Hydrostream Viper I would ONLY put a V6 Merc outboard on it, preferably a 2.4 or 2.5 liter anywhere from 150hp and up, but really anything less than 200hp would only be out on until I built something with more hp, or modded the engine..
These boats do just fine when setup properly, and then it just takes some seat time and practice to learn how to drive a pad-vee bottom hull...
I just got one like it colors and all
I believe the person who filmed this also filmed the blair witch priject..
Beautiful
look for new videos to post soon
i can smell it from here mmmmmmm
That smell makes you want to drive in reverse
nice.
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