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With my new 115 Etec on my 1991 17' outrage I've managed a best of 45.1 mph so far. I'm running a 17" Viper prop and I know of a couple of others that have managed a couple more mph with a 19" Viper. Since I regularly use this particular boat to fish shallow inshore waters and often with a partner and 35 gallon live well, I'll still with the 17" prop and the tremendous planing ability I have with the setup.

Honestly, 40+ mph in my little Outrage isn't what I usually consider fun anyway but I still cant resist an occasional full throttle and fully trimmed speed run every once in a while when calm conditions present.

The newer motors on these older boats are creating some very impressive numbers. 54 mph in a 13 footer... yikes!