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16 Ft Dorsett Catalina Motor size 14 years 10 months ago #25572
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New here. Just bought a early 60's Dorsett Catalina. It has a 45 horse Chrysler on it. Does anyone know what is the biggest HP motor I can put on this boat. Thanks in advance.
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Re:16 Ft Dorsett Catalina Motor size 14 years 10 months ago #25593
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On the original hull tags it list 85 H.P. I had a 40 H.P. Rude on mine when I got it and with Fuel and gear I had to get everything forward and it still had a hard time getting on a plane. I swapped it out for an 85 H.P. Frankenmerc and it jumps out of the water with plenty of power. Personally I would not want to go bigger than an 85 h.p. but I'm old ?? I don't go out if I can't take my time getting there. First picture is the 40 H.P. and the second is the 85h.p.
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Re:16 Ft Dorsett Catalina Motor size 14 years 10 months ago #25603
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Think Twins!
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Re:16 Ft Dorsett Catalina Motor size 14 years 10 months ago #25605
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And I know where there's a pair of '61 Lark 40's all set up for a Catalina
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Re:16 Ft Dorsett Catalina Motor size 14 years 10 months ago #25629
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My vote is for an OMC J-E 70 - 75 looper. You can get parts everywhere, great on fuel, light weight, reliable, wide selection of props, plenty of power for a Catalina. You can get nice ones for less than $2,000, and if you take your time, good ones can be had for around 800 bucks. Correctly set up, it would cruise nicely at about 25mph, with a top speed near 35mph
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Re:16 Ft Dorsett Catalina Motor size 14 years 10 months ago #25641
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Maybe 2
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Re:16 Ft Dorsett Catalina Motor size 14 years 10 months ago #25679
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Thanks! Nice boat. Same color as mine.
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Re:16 Ft Dorsett Catalina Motor size 14 years 10 months ago #25681
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Thanks for the reply. Where are these located? I am in Central California.
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Re:16 Ft Dorsett Catalina Motor size 14 years 10 months ago #25682
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After some looking thats what I was thinking? Thhanks
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Re:16 Ft Dorsett Catalina Motor size 14 years 10 months ago #25684
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Thanks, so many options. I actually have not picked it up yet. It is in a slip next to my Pacemaker 31ft money pit. I am going to get it this weekend
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Re:16 Ft Dorsett Catalina Motor size 14 years 10 months ago #25832
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I had a Johnson '90 on my 1959. It was unstable at full throttle- around 30 mph, 4000 rpm- a lot of roll. I think trim tabs would have been the answer. You might want to hunt down a formula such as
this one
I don't think there's one on this site but it would be nice if we had some type of calculator the lawyers feel safe with.
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Re:16 Ft Dorsett Catalina Motor size 14 years 10 months ago #25837
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I suggest using the Fiberglassics Library to determine manufacturers recommended maximum horsepower.
Find your boat year, check the brochures in the library for max horsepower, there you go. www.fiberglassics.com/wiki/images/7/76/Dorsettb62006.jpg |
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Re:16 Ft Dorsett Catalina Motor size 14 years 9 months ago #26056
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Nice boat!!!! Thanks for the info.
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Re:16 Ft Dorsett Catalina Motor size 14 years 9 months ago #26057
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I just checked it out. 85 Hp max. Thank you
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