helm/console being so far forward?
Having two adults right up in the
bow, would you feel every bit of chop
and swell, and with the weight further
forward would it be a wet boat?
Well surprisingly, it was neither –
the 240kg of E-TEC G2 nuclear power
on the transom balanced the weight
perfectly and when combined with
Quintrex’s blade hull design, this
missile is awesome fun to drive, carves
up chop like a knife through butter, and
is a pretty comfortable, dry and a stable
ride in a grumpy, messy day offshore.
G2 FORCE BE WITH YOU
When it comes to motors and
performance, the new Evinrude E-TEC
G2s certainly produce the goods in all
areas, especially the 150hp HO unit
fitted to the 570 Fishabout.
The new G2s can be colour-coded to
suit any hull, so they are aesthetically
advanced too, they produce low three-
star emissions equal to four-strokes,
and pump out unrivalled and super
economic performance to boot!
If I could compare the G2 experience
to anything, it would be like climbing
on a two-stroke motorbike, whacking
the throttle and feeling the adrenalin
rush from the powerband kick – just
that, in this case, it’s on the water.
These E-TEC G2s are something else
when it comes to power and being HO
(high output), this particular G2 150hp
has all the bells and whistles included.
Swinging six-cylinders through a V6
block this 2.7L two-stroke pumps out
some healthy performance and great
economy behind the Quintrex 570
Fishabout.Wide Open Throttle busts out a top
end of 43.1kt (80kmh), but combined
with a mild economy of 46.8L/hr.
That’s insane and represents
exceptional fuel use at WOT –
many150hp four-strokes can use
anything between 60-75L/hr at those
revs, depending on boat size.
Tapping off to civilised non-hooning
speeds, 4000rpm produces a speed of
27.5kt and economy of 25.7L/hr.
Now that’s economy which equals
less than your speed in knots – bloody
good going if you can get that out of an
outboard.
For me the big X-factor is the torque
out of the G2s, as there’s no common
brand of outboard that can catch these
weapons out of the hole.
Holeshot is dynamite on these things
and quite exhilarating to say the least.tradeboats.com.au 63Quintrex 570 Fishabout