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Diminishing returns on motor size
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<blockquote data-quote="sharphook" data-source="post: 305716" data-attributes="member: 11109"><p>Heres my 2Cs weight and displacement in the water. Go to the lake and observe boaters and evaluate what the load is they are carrying. Then decicde what boat type you have and get the matching motor. Trim and a jack plate will give you more control than trying to buy straight horepower!!!!!! If you load a 16 ft. you could use a 70hp at max for fishing on the jon boat side of the equation. Example a 1648 alumacraft decked out at home with 3 fat fishermen a 40-70 could be the ticket. I have a 15 alweld decked out with a 40 with trim. Toooooooooooooooooo much motor for the boat it will not safely carrry enough weight water line theory. tiller go 40 and below and decked alweld go 40-70 . You can thank me later that information usually cost 3 or more boat purchased. 51 years of outboard experience and a tin freak to say the least!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOOK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sharphook, post: 305716, member: 11109"] Heres my 2Cs weight and displacement in the water. Go to the lake and observe boaters and evaluate what the load is they are carrying. Then decicde what boat type you have and get the matching motor. Trim and a jack plate will give you more control than trying to buy straight horepower!!!!!! If you load a 16 ft. you could use a 70hp at max for fishing on the jon boat side of the equation. Example a 1648 alumacraft decked out at home with 3 fat fishermen a 40-70 could be the ticket. I have a 15 alweld decked out with a 40 with trim. Toooooooooooooooooo much motor for the boat it will not safely carrry enough weight water line theory. tiller go 40 and below and decked alweld go 40-70 . You can thank me later that information usually cost 3 or more boat purchased. 51 years of outboard experience and a tin freak to say the least!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOOK [/QUOTE]
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