1988 19' Laser 3880 Bass Boat

[DJ_Callahan_27]

I just bought this boat today. It has a Suzuki 175 oil injected outboard on it that I'm going to take off to put my Johnson GT 150 on. Before you all call me a crazy for wanting to trade out the bigger motor for a smaller one I must tell you that the Suzuki needs some work. The Johnson is older (an 84') but runs perfect. I don't know much about Laser boats and would like to learn more about them. I know the racing heritage but not alot about the bass boats in general. Any info would be good. Thanks guys

DJ

[mkspw]

Check on the Scream and Fly board for info on these boats They had a tendency for blowback when pushed to the limit

[RIBLUEFISH]

Hey DJ, What year is that Suzuki? Does it have a prop on it? If so what is the size ,pitch and blade count? I have an 1987 150 that runs great but always looking for certain parts.

[DJ_Callahan_27]

Sorry Ribbluefish, They kept the prop when I bought the boat. The lower unit is in great shape. Well the cover and case looks good on the motor. It was very well kept up. The oil injection system is what failed on the motor. One injector stopped up on one pistion and cause it to burn up but the rest of the motor is fine. I was told that all that would have to be done was replace that piston, rings and so on and it would be fine. I find that hard to belive though. I thought that if a piston burn up in one you had to bore the cyclinder and if you bore one don't you have to bore them all? I don't know, I have never tore one down before. Just going by what I understood to be true. But like I said I'm no mechanic or anything close to it.

[maximus21]

I haven't owned a Laser boat but I did own a Phantom Panther which was similiar, may have had the same hull design not sure. I feel it should run in the low 70 mph range, or aleast mine did with a GT 150 on it with a 6 inch jackplate. Be careful with the transom they tend to have to have some extra support. I took allthread and tied the transom to anything in front of it I could find, all extra support is a positive. Then you might want to invest into some solid motor mounts to take as much play put of the steering as possible. I always felt like you were flying the boat instead of driving it. I have been told many times that less than a foot of boat was in the water when I was at full throttle. Also allow a good amount of time to learn to drive the boat and get it not to chine walk. Took me forever to learn. Good luck.