How fast does your boat go?

[wihil]

Amazing what some extra power will do -

Previous 7.5Hp E-rude got the boat fully loaded with half deck to 10.5mph single, 7mph with two anglers and gear.

New 15Hp Johnson has the boat at 22.5mph with two anglers fully loaded on flat water. Single angler, well - - she makes plane, that's for sure!

 

[Dcmoony]

1995 model 15 foot alweld flat bottom jon with a 1986 model 18hp Tohatsu, with fishing gear, battery, trolling motor, 9 gallons of gas and me at 200lbs I can run 23mph according to fish finder GPS.

 

[Badbagger]

1872 SeaArk - 115 Etec with Lenco Tabs: 56 mph

Too fast fer me.

 

[scout172]

2010 Weld-Craft 1548 with Honda BF50. 36mph GPS.

 

[muskiemike12]

1974 14' StarCraft Seafarer with a 1974 9.9 Evinrude runs at 15.6mph fully loaded.

 

[erictetterton]

Alweld 1752 VVLA 91 50hp Johnson 2 stroke tiller 33mph GPS 15p aluminum prop

Alumacraft 1236 with pods and 88 15hp Evinrude 6500rpm 23mph GPS 9p? stainless prop

 

[Mack17]

1979 14' Alweld flatbottom around 8-900lbs load with 1980 johnson 70hp puts it right around 38-40 mph.Not sure of hull thickness or weight.

 

[rockdamage]

18/56 blazer
.080 gauge
6 foot front deck
rear deck
double live wells
40 jet 4 strk merc

34 mph

 

[Ringo Steele]

My Ouachita 16 semi-vee with '74 Johnson 15hp, 2 people totaling 450 + gear+battery+trolling motor = smartphone GPS of 17 mph on the lake. I was hoping for a little better, but this is a '74 after all. It ain't real fast, but it gets there! 8)

 

[Country Dave]

I think my best run was 52.3 on the GPS

There is a sweet spot around 5000 RPM were she runs 46MPH and I will most likely run her there most of the time. I'm running a SS 13X19 3 blade prop. I know I could get her a little faster with a prop change but 50 ish is about as fast as I want to go in with that hull. :LOL2:

 

[BigTerp]

BigTerp » June 20th, 2013, 10:38 am[/url]"]1996 Tracker Sportsman 1648MV. 1965 Johnson 5hp. With 2 guys and loaded with decoys, guns and other hunting gear it moves at a slow walking pace up river. Down river it's more of a brisk walking pace, and you can actually can feel the wind in your hair!! Ran it all fall/winter like this during hunting season. Annoying, but the 5hp was all I had and it did it's job well. Currently I'm in the middle of my mod and in the end she'll be getting a 1994 Johnson 50/35 jet. Which should do a bit better than the 5hp.

With just me (255lbs.) and no gear I got 26.3 per gps my first time out with my newly rebuilt 1994 Johnson 50/35 jet I've got 2 group 27 batteries, aluminum bow deck, full aluminum floor and trolling motor.

 

[T Man]

84' 1652 Lowe Olympic John
87' 25 hp merc
10x13 Solas 3 blade prop
2 Group 27 Batteries
6 gal. Fuel
Trolling Motor
12 gal water in Livewell
1/2" plywood decks front to rear


27.3 mph GPS

 

[Badbagger]

1872 SeaArk - hull weight about 1100 lbs with add on, max HP 140 but running a 115 Etec. WOT 54mph. Fast nuff fer me.

 

[lswoody]

Gotta 55# thrust t-motor on my 14' jon boat. Does about 5 mph tops!!! Lol!!!

 

[longshot]

G3 1544 with 15hp tohatsu 18hp carb trolling mtr 1 battery me the wife and all our gear 22 on the gps

 

[Downtown]

2013 Tracker Grizzly 1648SC
60/40 Mercury jet w/jackplate
welded .100
6 gal. tank and battery in back
no trolling motor or battery up front (coming soon)
me, wife, and gear
29mph up river and 32mph down river with gps
I bet I could get 33-34 with the weight distributed correctly.

 

[smackdaddy53]

I pulled mine 82 mph today from the welding shop to my house and it didn't even get squirrely...not bad for a mod v aluminum boat! Haha

 

[Clam]

2014 xtreme XT 172 mod v, .190 bottom, .125 sides and Suzuki 70. Got to 38 mph with my wife, son and I.

 

[nwe319]

1654 Flat with 25hp evinrude, hits 25 with me and the dog. Thats as fast as I will ever need to go.

 

[HRalston]

1542 mod v SeaArk

right at 30 MPH on the GPS with a 25hp Nissan