M Cuff
New member
I have just upgraded my dinghy to a second hand 2.7m Waveline GRP rib replacing a seago 265 slatted floor dinghy. I have a Mercury 3.3 2-stroke which is brilliant and light but I was hoping for a bit more grunt and to get the rib on the plane. I recently acquired an old Suzuki dt-4 which starts on the button and has the advantage of f-n-r gears and external tank if needed. It has recently been in my outboard motor place as it wasn’t watering and has had a good check over and is running nicely. However, when I put it on the boat it wasn’t as powerful as I was expecting and about the same speed as the Mercury. Should I be expecting more oomph? Am I missing something obvious?