Michigainians!

[fnshrmaster]

Tell us where your from in our Great Lake State of Michigan!What boat are you running?

By the way Im from Grand Ledge and boat on Hamlin Lake in Ludington.I am running a 92 Starflight with a 200 efi Merc.SEE ya fellow Michiganders!

 

[illMATTic]

im here in saginaw. i have a 78 predictor with a 115 merc. im usualy on the saginaw river or on long lake in hale. sanford is fun too.

 

[BUKKAKIBLASTER]

Im near Grand Rapids,mostly boat out of Grand Haven & many weekends Torch lake,Hardy Dam & Grand Traverse Bay Due to cottage north.Have 97 280ZT 502 mpi.

 

[175checkmate]

I grew up in Grand haven. Will be up there in early july. Going to hang with JW for one of those days. Small world.

 

[Pat-MX15]

S.E. Michigan, near ohio line. I usually goto Devils/Wamplers Lake or others in Irish Hills area. Also get over to Coldwater chains too.

 

[Convincor283]

I live in Livonia and boat on the Detroit River, lake Erie, and lake St.Clair.

 

[JW]

Kalamazoo area, boating on Barton Lake and once a year on Gull Lake

 

[Riley]

I live in Cedarville, in the Eastern Upper Peninsula. We boat pretty much exclusively here in the Les Cheneaux Islands, with the occasional run over to Mackinac. My Checkmate is a 1990 Strobe with the 350 Magnum package, red and white.

 

[illMATTic]

now i know there are more than just 8 of us here.

 

[merc245]

merc 245 south of detroit 92 black /red/ yellow star flight with a carbed 2.5 the boat in the parade picture thats wrongfully placed in tbacha's 92 star flight thread.boated everywhere and seen most everything.took time off today to get the boat ready for the jobbie nooner party out on lake st. clair tomorrow (hope the wife don't insist on going). should have pics to post soon. of course pg rated.

 

[merc245]

Originally posted by merc245:
merc 245 south of detroit 92 black /red/ yellow star flight with a carbed 2.5 the boat in the parade picture thats wrongfully placed in tbacha's 92 star flight thread.boated everywhere and seen most everything.took time off today to get the boat ready for the jobbie nooner party out on lake st. clair tomorrow (hope the wife don't insist on going). should have pics to post soon. of course pg rated.

 

[merc245]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by merc245:

Originally posted by merc245:
merc 245 south of detroit 92 black /red/ yellow star flight with a carbed 2.5 the boat in the parade picture thats wrongfully placed in tbacha's 92 star flight thread.boated everywhere and seen most everything.took time off today to get the boat ready for the jobbie nooner party out on lake st. clair tomorrow (hope the wife don't insist on going). should have pics to post soon. of course pg rated. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> GOT BEADS

 

[tbacha]

I was getting confused...I knew that wasn't me in that hat...TBacha...also, I couldn't remember being in that parade either

 

[Redboat]

Empire , west of Traverse City . 1989 Senator . Boat mostly on Glen lake .
Redboat

 

[Big Z]

Pinckney MI. here... I have an 86 Eluder with a 175 Merc that we run on the Portage chain of lakes. Can't seem to get out there with out a storm chasing us off though. Hopefully the summer will get better.

 

[illMATTic]

ha haaaa se i knew there were more of us here. im mostly in the saginaw river ( with all the filth) . its smooth and not a whole lot of traffic. i do make it to the mouth of the bay every now and then. i turn around though, on acount i would get swamped if i venture out any further. a 16 foot predictor dosnt handle at all in the saginaw bay.

 

[fnshrmaster]

Merc 245,What kind of speeds are you getting with your motor?I am thinking of buying a 260 drop on or a newer 3.0.(just dont tell the wife,as long as its black she wont know the difference)

 

[merc245]

back in the day i would hit 73-74 mph with only me and empty tank.stock bottom and 21 lazor II. now days keeping the motor together is more important.there is more speed in the bottom. according to john tiger of outboard tech in hot boat mag.starflites can gain 3-4 mphs in a corrected bottom.now days with daul batts, amp, heavier wood seat, 40lbs of speakers. ect. ect. i'm happy just being out there running in the 60's

 

[merc245]

a 260hp vs 3.0 liter as for my opinion and owning a high performance 2.5 for 10 yrs. they are loud and smokey. you need 93 octane you need to pre-mix to down to 32/1. the charging system is a lightweight at only 16 amps. questable durablity. ( i'm on my 3rd powerhead in 10 yrs.) good luck.