I just bought a 2000 H190 with the fuel injected V8. The boat is awesome...fast, smooth and room for the whole family. We took it out for the first time Friday evening (water was too cold for skiing so we stuck to boat riding). I will post some pictures soon...busy cleaning & waxing for the season right now.
I have a few questions that I couldn't find answers to on the forum and am looking for some advice:
1.) Speedometer: It has the VDO guage with the paddle speedo. I have read several posts about the issues with the VDO guage system. So far, everything seems to be working fine (keeping my fingers crossed) with the exception of the speedometer. It appears to work at very low speed, however, at any moderate or high speed the speedometer max's out. The only info I could find on trouble shooting referred to the speedo not working at all. Has anyone experienced this problem? If so, any advice for troubleshooting? I know boat speedo's are not dependable but I would like to have an approximation of what speed we are running...besides, it just bothers me when something isn't working right
2.) Anchor Size: I know this is dependent on several factors. Assuming I will be anchoring on a sandy or weedy bottoms (sand bars and fishing with the kids) what size anchor works best. Obviously, I want the smallest anchor that will still get the job done. I'm planning to use a 'danforth' style anchor
3.) Trailer Tire Pressure: I have 225/75 R15 Tires with a max tire pressure rating of 65psi. What pressure are you guys running? 65 seems really hight to me. I am running 55psi right now.
Thanks in advance for all your help
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