Yes sir, that’s awesome!

Semper Fi! Just put a DF40 on a 1958 15' wooden runabout. Plan on splashing next week, only because I work 12s for the next 5 days. Otherwise, I would probably be in the water right now, we live on a river in N. Michigan.

Yes, I varied my RPM's about every 15 min. 2,400-3,000 then 2,600-3,000 and so on. Suzuki did tell me to run it a little harder than the book says to make sure you seat those piston rings! The only issues they have had on new motors were them making oil due to people babying them too much on break-in. The less idle time the better!

@@bayoubanditcharters I agree with @mikestevens2053. I’m interpreting the manual as running the engine UP to 3000 rpms for the first 2 hours (including the 15 min of idling). Not constantly for 2 hours. Then for the remaining hour, UP to 4000 rpms, not constantly for an hour. Here in the Midwest, we don’t all have the water space to run on plane for hours at a time! The break in is just working up to those higher rpms, rather than maintaining them.

OEM Suzuki oil is recommended

@@bayoubanditcharters Right on, trying to get my hands on some as we speak. Everyone is closed right now though. I'll order it in case no one has it around locally, if I can get some before it shows up I'll be ready for my 20hr service. I just want to splash this boat, it's been a long time coming. Thanks again.

Thanks brother!

Love your video and your awesome boat, my new boat being built and will done in 3 months , I will put Suzuki 300 on her👍

Text me at 251-465-1598, thanks

I defiantly would not have the anchor out, you want very little idle time. You need to get heat in the motor to seat those rings.

@@bayoubanditcharters I think it said warm up and then 15 minutes in gear, but would it move a nine thousand pound sailboat, with the old engine idle and current it would not move at all 🤔 Yes I've heard this is a more powerful engine,, but would in idle vs Biscayne bay full ocean currents even move it, I just don't want to get into a situation where the anchor is up and the current is stronger than what it can do just idling, in a way I'd prefer to do it tied to a dock, but the ones around here are shallow, and then I have thoughts what if I actually have to give it gas to overt going into the shallows or to prevent getting grounded, would it hurt the engine if I had to do that

I would be fine. It want hurt a thing, they don’t want you to crank it up and immediately go full throttle, lol. Just get in an area where you can idle in gear for about 10 minutes then continue with the break in.

No, you can break it up on multiple days if necessary

Actually not that much. I can’t remember exactly, but around 15 gallons

It’s factory from Suzuki

They sell them online it hooks up to your engine super easily. Search Digital gauge for Suzuki

Its called smg4 look it up goes for about $400 bucks.

15 1/4 x 22 pitch PowerTec 4 blade is what I’m running now and it’s perfect

I don’t remember exactly. Not much though!

@@bayoubanditcharters I got a 1970gt Gator Trax with a 200 Suzuki coming probably around February 2023 with a 27 gal tank just wondering if I cutting it too close . I might travel 40 miles in a hard day of fishing most of the time 10 -20

I'm now running a PowerTec 4 blade 15 1/4 x 22 pitch and it's perfect

@@bayoubanditcharters good morning. Can you please reply to the message before this one?

@@robertmartin265 22 pitch

@@bayoubanditcharters no. The other one lol. Never mind. I’m going with the Mercury verado

@@robertmartin265 lol, ok. I don’t know of any other message from you, sorry brother.

Around 21

My personal opinion is you need to run it harder than that to seat the rings so you want have issues with making oil

A few, lol!