Ox66 outboard for wakeboarding?

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Noble Savage

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Stupid question. Is my Yamaha 175 saltwater series outboard (1996) suited for pulling kids behind my Grady 192. I’m new to outboards and just don’t want to abuse the thing with going in and out of gear and such. I have a Nautique lake boat with an inboard and I’m thinking about selling it if my Grady will do the trick. Any advice would be appreciated FF8AB650-8983-4031-9C72-382F94ECF521.jpeg
 
It should be OK. You may not get large wakes with that hull. The 175 Saltwater should give you a good hole shot. A change in props might help depending on what characteristics you are looking for.
How are you going to tie off the tow line?
 
The boat came with a tow strap that floats behind the outboard. I’m just pulling kids so I’m not really worried about wake or performance. But wakeboarding and such requires a lot of start and stop and in and out of gear. I don’t know if outboards are meant for that type of use. My nautique is awesome and cheap to own, but I’ve run out of space.
 
You're not going to damage the motor going in and out of gear while wakeboarding. It will do just fine. That is a great photo. Two of the best trailer boats ever made... an awesome Grady and a beautiful Davis Cortez pilothouse!
 
X2. Plenty of OBs pulling people in tubes, skiing and the like. I wouldn't hesitate.
 
dang onoeric you’re good. Few people would recognize that as a Cortez. But I think I noticed you live somewhere in SoCal so you know those boats. Thanks for the advice
 
Noble Savage said:
dang onoeric you’re good. Few people would recognize that as a Cortez. But I think I noticed you live somewhere in SoCal so you know those boats. Thanks for the advice
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Haha, yep. They are one of my most favorite boats (along with Farallons and Gradys, of course). I spent quite a few Fred Hall shows chatting with Harold Davis back in the day. His boats are totally overbuilt and pretty much indestructible. I was sad to see when he sold the business and the new owners were not able to make it work. As far as I know, Harold is still around servicing his old hulls, but rumor is the molds were destroyed.
 
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