where are the hst guys

**Varmint** · 01-22-2017, 08:53 AM

,my goal is to not put any $$ into nicasil motors anymore,

looks like the 3l 250 is sold,have a 225x coming,hopefully my buddy and I can get that trade done this week,,,i don't use it alot,I'm always bass fishing tournaments all summer/fall

**Ventura Boy** · 05-03-2017, 07:25 PM

Anyone running a 15" motor on an HST?

**Capt.Insane-o** · 05-03-2017, 08:26 PM

Was and will be. Kind of a pain in the ass, I might just go to a 12.

**Ventura Boy** · 05-03-2017, 08:32 PM

I have a 15 and have an HST that I have never run and needs a motor. Do you have any tips to help me with the set up?
Any help is much appreciated...

**Capt.Insane-o** · 05-03-2017, 09:11 PM

I did a bunch of work to the bottom of mine so it doesn't need as much setback as most others. The motor won't tilt up a lot without interfering with the transom unless you use a hydraulic plate and raise it all the way up.

As far as set up it entirely depends on how much the boat weighs and the balance point. This hull despises any excessive weight forward of the point of balance.

**David - WI** · 05-04-2017, 07:39 AM

I think this one was posted here for sale at one time, I saved a couple pics:

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**bigboy** · 09-19-2017, 02:12 PM

Any recent updates from the hst owners?

I have mine running well. I got 95mph with a 4blade Hoss and stock mercury 200hp (except for reeds).

Have 10" of setback. So it's not always necessary to have a mile of setback and big HP to get reasonable speeds.

**rtarford** · 09-30-2017, 03:16 PM

what lower unit did you use ? or did you install a lwp did you raise the motor ?

**BUZZIN' DOZEN** · 09-30-2017, 05:21 PM

Anybody remember this one from Hotboat?

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**Capt.Insane-o** · 09-30-2017, 05:46 PM

O yeah....

**BUZZIN' DOZEN** · 09-30-2017, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by Capt.Insane-o

O yeah....

One Twenty Seven on radar!

**Capt.Insane-o** · 09-30-2017, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by BUZZIN' DOZEN

One Twenty Seven on radar!

A couple of us have come to the conclusion that is as fast as they will physically go. Bad things happen after that. Goat knows I spent enough and ruined a mountain of parts (and almost the boat) trying. 110-115 they are a great boat...120 eh...and the poo gets real after that. The sumbitches will turn though, that's the most fun.

**BUZZIN' DOZEN** · 09-30-2017, 06:15 PM

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This is my best friend's 89' that he bought new, originally it had a Earl moorman V6 looper, ran 103, we put my second effort V8 on it with a 32" Hoss hpd and got 108!

The stock 2.5 struggled to go a hundred, we attributed it to the "old water logged HST syndrome"