On 7/7/14, 6:52 AM, True North wrote:
If you bought a new boat in the size range he's talking about, the dealer would try to sell you an outboard in the 100 hp range.
My 25 Johnson was fine on the 14.5 foot Yukon open aluminum boat and my current 16.5 foot Fish and Ski runs well with the 60 hp Big Foot although I could have maxed out at a 75 hp.


Weight distribution is also important. If Snotty is squatting in the
stern of that boat he wants to build, along with the outboard, two fuel
tanks and a battery, the boat will ride bow high at low speeds, and take
a long time to settle down on a plane, if it planes. I wonder how much
that boat will weigh.

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