AR 190 RPM

[LKNYamaha]

Hello All. Newbie here and glad to find this group. I have a 2015 Yamaha AR190. As a new boat owner, I feel that my RPM's are way too high. For example, when I hit 15 mph I am up to 6100 rpm. This seems off to me. Can anyone tell me if this is normal or do I need to have things checked out?

 

[robert cabrerea]

What it your top speed?

 

[Minh Nguyen]

At 15mph i dont think the boat is on plane yet. Next time try getting up on plane then back off throttle. These boats dont like to go at an easy cruising speed. At that rpm you should be around 30 mph but thats after it planes out.

 

[LKNYamaha]

I get it up to 30 and the rpm gets to about 7100. It still seems louder than it should be. I haven't gone faster than that yet because I have young kids on the boat with me.

 

[BakedZiti]

Key is to throttle up and get her on plane, once speed evens out then throttle down to go slower. If you don't get on plane it will struggle to maintain speed

 

[2kwik4u]

I was just looking at this subject this weekend. I was seeing 22-25mph at about 6,000rpm this weekend depending on wind. Had a top speed of 38mph at full throttle and around 7,500 rpm or so (didn't have the digital RPM gauge up). Wind speed and direction play a HUGE role in speed with the bimini deployed. At one point I saw 23mph on direction, and coming back in the same section of the lake in the opposite direction saw 29mph with the same 6,000rpm. That thing is a little a giant sail up there, and really effects the lesser powered boats.

I can't keep my boat on plane at less than around 5,300rpm or so. Anything below around 18mph and it drops off plane and just plows the water. Makes it a little fast for the wakeskate, but tolerable.