I picked up a used 18' Bayrunner (aluminum boat) from a kind lady that
her husband owned. He passed away. He placed a 15 hp outboard and
from the size of the boat it seems a bit small.

His son told me that with him and his dad they can cruise at 15-20 mph
and cut through wind with no problem so his dad never thought about
placing a larger motor.

If I'm in choppy water (1'-2') would this motor be large enough for me
and a friend to ride in? It can get windy where I'm at. I'm not
looking for a speed boat but I don't want to be underpowered for safety
reasons.

Any experience would be appreciated.

I believe the motor would be powerful enough in 1 to 2' chop in an aluminum
boat of 18' LOA.. The question of sufficient power for two large adults can
best be answered by an on-water test. Get a friend and give er a try.

Butch
"louis" wrote in message
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I picked up a used 18' Bayrunner (aluminum boat) from a kind lady that
her husband owned. He passed away. He placed a 15 hp outboard and
from the size of the boat it seems a bit small.

His son told me that with him and his dad they can cruise at 15-20 mph
and cut through wind with no problem so his dad never thought about
placing a larger motor.

If I'm in choppy water (1'-2') would this motor be large enough for me
and a friend to ride in? It can get windy where I'm at. I'm not
looking for a speed boat but I don't want to be underpowered for safety
reasons.

Any experience would be appreciated.

I thought about that too. Just concerned about being sucked in to the
middle of the bay from wind and chops!

Butch Davis wrote:
I believe the motor would be powerful enough in 1 to 2' chop in an aluminum
boat of 18' LOA.. The question of sufficient power for two large adults can
best be answered by an on-water test. Get a friend and give er a try.

Butch
"louis" wrote in message
oups.com...
I picked up a used 18' Bayrunner (aluminum boat) from a kind lady that
her husband owned. He passed away. He placed a 15 hp outboard and
from the size of the boat it seems a bit small.

His son told me that with him and his dad they can cruise at 15-20 mph
and cut through wind with no problem so his dad never thought about
placing a larger motor.

If I'm in choppy water (1'-2') would this motor be large enough for me
and a friend to ride in? It can get windy where I'm at. I'm not
looking for a speed boat but I don't want to be underpowered for safety
reasons.

Any experience would be appreciated.

Listen bud don't let the speed deamons scare you. I have an 18ft lund
explorer and it's probably heavier than your bayrunner. it has a 25 and a
9.9 on it. The 25 runs that rig at about 30-35 mph depending on conditions
and the 9.9 will push it to around 20 it's because of the prop on the newer
engines that you get these results. Your 15 on that boat should do just
fine. It all depends on how fast you need to get where you are going that is
the real story here. The guy you bought from like me was probably a true
fisherman, and not someone who had to get to the other side of the lake
first. Relax and enjoy the 15.
"louis" wrote in message
oups.com...
I picked up a used 18' Bayrunner (aluminum boat) from a kind lady that
her husband owned. He passed away. He placed a 15 hp outboard and
from the size of the boat it seems a bit small.

His son told me that with him and his dad they can cruise at 15-20 mph
and cut through wind with no problem so his dad never thought about
placing a larger motor.

If I'm in choppy water (1'-2') would this motor be large enough for me
and a friend to ride in? It can get windy where I'm at. I'm not
looking for a speed boat but I don't want to be underpowered for safety
reasons.

Any experience would be appreciated.

That's what I heard from his wife and kid. I heard he's always
catching fishing and loved the waters. Hopefully, the current setup
will push me plus one atleast 15 mph. I'll know this weekend.

HankCoen wrote:
Listen bud don't let the speed deamons scare you. I have an 18ft lund
explorer and it's probably heavier than your bayrunner. it has a 25 and a
9.9 on it. The 25 runs that rig at about 30-35 mph depending on conditions
and the 9.9 will push it to around 20 it's because of the prop on the newer
engines that you get these results. Your 15 on that boat should do just
fine. It all depends on how fast you need to get where you are going that is
the real story here. The guy you bought from like me was probably a true
fisherman, and not someone who had to get to the other side of the lake
first. Relax and enjoy the 15.
"louis" wrote in message
oups.com...
I picked up a used 18' Bayrunner (aluminum boat) from a kind lady that
her husband owned. He passed away. He placed a 15 hp outboard and
from the size of the boat it seems a bit small.

His son told me that with him and his dad they can cruise at 15-20 mph
and cut through wind with no problem so his dad never thought about
placing a larger motor.

If I'm in choppy water (1'-2') would this motor be large enough for me
and a friend to ride in? It can get windy where I'm at. I'm not
looking for a speed boat but I don't want to be underpowered for safety
reasons.

Any experience would be appreciated.

Guys, Guys. we are all in this together. First off my Lund is a 97 model and
is not as wide or as heavy as the newer ones. and it is only rated for a 40
tiller not the 150 you said.. I may possibly need a new speedo but not
because of this issue. I guess you guys that are questioning me are probably
made about my crack about being a real fisherman and not being interested in
speed just catch. Sorry if that bothered you it's just my opinion. And lets
try helping eachother instead of slinging hash. OK
"louis" wrote in message
oups.com...
That's what I heard from his wife and kid. I heard he's always
catching fishing and loved the waters. Hopefully, the current setup
will push me plus one atleast 15 mph. I'll know this weekend.

HankCoen wrote:
Listen bud don't let the speed deamons scare you. I have an 18ft lund
explorer and it's probably heavier than your bayrunner. it has a 25 and
a
9.9 on it. The 25 runs that rig at about 30-35 mph depending on
conditions
and the 9.9 will push it to around 20 it's because of the prop on the
newer
engines that you get these results. Your 15 on that boat should do just
fine. It all depends on how fast you need to get where you are going
that is
the real story here. The guy you bought from like me was probably a true
fisherman, and not someone who had to get to the other side of the lake
first. Relax and enjoy the 15.
"louis" wrote in message
oups.com...
I picked up a used 18' Bayrunner (aluminum boat) from a kind lady that
her husband owned. He passed away. He placed a 15 hp outboard and
from the size of the boat it seems a bit small.

His son told me that with him and his dad they can cruise at 15-20 mph
and cut through wind with no problem so his dad never thought about
placing a larger motor.

If I'm in choppy water (1'-2') would this motor be large enough for me
and a friend to ride in? It can get windy where I'm at. I'm not
looking for a speed boat but I don't want to be underpowered for
safety
reasons.

Any experience would be appreciated.

"HankCoen" wrote in message
...
Guys, Guys. we are all in this together. First off my Lund is a 97
model and
is not as wide or as heavy as the newer ones. and it is only rated for
a 40
tiller not the 150 you said.. I may possibly need a new speedo but not
because of this issue. I guess you guys that are questioning me are
probably
made about my crack about being a real fisherman and not being
interested in
speed just catch. Sorry if that bothered you it's just my opinion. And
lets
try helping eachother instead of slinging hash. OK
"louis" wrote in message
oups.com...
That's what I heard from his wife and kid. I heard he's always
catching fishing and loved the waters. Hopefully, the current setup
will push me plus one atleast 15 mph. I'll know this weekend.

HankCoen wrote:
Listen bud don't let the speed deamons scare you. I have an 18ft
lund
explorer and it's probably heavier than your bayrunner. it has a 25
and
a
9.9 on it. The 25 runs that rig at about 30-35 mph depending on
conditions
and the 9.9 will push it to around 20 it's because of the prop on
the
newer
engines that you get these results. Your 15 on that boat should do
just
fine. It all depends on how fast you need to get where you are going
that is
the real story here. The guy you bought from like me was probably a
true
fisherman, and not someone who had to get to the other side of the
lake
first. Relax and enjoy the 15.
"louis" wrote in message
oups.com...
I picked up a used 18' Bayrunner (aluminum boat) from a kind lady
that
her husband owned. He passed away. He placed a 15 hp outboard
and
from the size of the boat it seems a bit small.

His son told me that with him and his dad they can cruise at 15-20
mph
and cut through wind with no problem so his dad never thought
about
placing a larger motor.

If I'm in choppy water (1'-2') would this motor be large enough
for me
and a friend to ride in? It can get windy where I'm at. I'm not
looking for a speed boat but I don't want to be underpowered for
safety
reasons.

Any experience would be appreciated.



I don't know about the rest, but I'm not mad. It is just that my
experience and my friend's experience contradicts your claims. Who am I
going to believe, you or my lying eyes? And my buddies 16 foot lund is a
1979 or 80 model. Another buddy has a Alumacraft "backtroller" with a
merc 50 and it goes in the low 30's.

So why should I believe you and not my lying eyes?

del

this is getting funny now. I don't know who you should believe either. but
the next time I get a chance I will try to get radar clocked if I can. Also
somewhere there is a major power to weight ratio drop. if his 50 does low
30's and it is probably 50 lbs heavier than mine and possibly his motor
shaft is not as deep down as the Suzuki this thing looks at least 3" longer
than my 9.9 long shaft. that gives you better plane and the prop pitch is
different anything is possible. Happy fishing guy whatever the reason is it
really makes no difference when you come right down to it. I just hope the
guy that started this is happy with his new boat. I'm getting tired of
typing.
"Del Cecchi" wrote in message
...

"HankCoen" wrote in message
...
Guys, Guys. we are all in this together. First off my Lund is a 97
model and
is not as wide or as heavy as the newer ones. and it is only rated for
a 40
tiller not the 150 you said.. I may possibly need a new speedo but not
because of this issue. I guess you guys that are questioning me are
probably
made about my crack about being a real fisherman and not being
interested in
speed just catch. Sorry if that bothered you it's just my opinion. And
lets
try helping eachother instead of slinging hash. OK
"louis" wrote in message
oups.com...
That's what I heard from his wife and kid. I heard he's always
catching fishing and loved the waters. Hopefully, the current setup
will push me plus one atleast 15 mph. I'll know this weekend.

HankCoen wrote:
Listen bud don't let the speed deamons scare you. I have an 18ft
lund
explorer and it's probably heavier than your bayrunner. it has a 25
and
a
9.9 on it. The 25 runs that rig at about 30-35 mph depending on
conditions
and the 9.9 will push it to around 20 it's because of the prop on
the
newer
engines that you get these results. Your 15 on that boat should do
just
fine. It all depends on how fast you need to get where you are going
that is
the real story here. The guy you bought from like me was probably a
true
fisherman, and not someone who had to get to the other side of the
lake
first. Relax and enjoy the 15.
"louis" wrote in message
oups.com...
I picked up a used 18' Bayrunner (aluminum boat) from a kind lady
that
her husband owned. He passed away. He placed a 15 hp outboard
and
from the size of the boat it seems a bit small.

His son told me that with him and his dad they can cruise at 15-20
mph
and cut through wind with no problem so his dad never thought
about
placing a larger motor.

If I'm in choppy water (1'-2') would this motor be large enough
for me
and a friend to ride in? It can get windy where I'm at. I'm not
looking for a speed boat but I don't want to be underpowered for
safety
reasons.

Any experience would be appreciated.



I don't know about the rest, but I'm not mad. It is just that my
experience and my friend's experience contradicts your claims. Who am I
going to believe, you or my lying eyes? And my buddies 16 foot lund is a
1979 or 80 model. Another buddy has a Alumacraft "backtroller" with a
merc 50 and it goes in the low 30's.

So why should I believe you and not my lying eyes?

del