Re: Top speed with 18hp Evinrude on 14′ aluminum

[Ron Devries]

quote outbdnut2:

I had a cheapie compression gauge a few years back that had the check valve at the far end of the rubber hose (the cylinder end), so unless you were measuring a big cylinder, like in a big car engine, the volume of space in the hose between the checkvalve and the gauge offset the readings down significantly. Be sure you don’t have that problem. I tossed that one out.

Nothing wrong with having a hose. It just takes a couple more revolutions to get to full pressure on a small motor. No need to toss it for that.