How fast does your boat go?

[dc9loser]

Curious? Please post your boat top speed - and type boat (ie 1442 MV or Flat), welded or riveted, metal thickness, motor and horsepower rating, typical load.

 

[earl60446]

Top speed is 29, checked by gps
16 ft 3 inch hull
1989 fisher sv2 model deep vee
1988 48 hp spl johnson
hull is both riveted and welded
load is approx 800 lbs (-motor weight approx 225 and hull weight approx 560)
prop is 13 1/4 X 17

I am sure this will turn into a "no way possible" thread

Tim

 

[tomme boy]

Ranger R82 1998 17' 10"
2002 Mercury 175 EFI

On a regular day fully tournament loaded. 68mph
On a good cool day same load. 72mph

 

[eyeballjr]

16ft big jon with a 35hp Johnson, had it up to 75mph on th highway the day I bought it. Haven't put it on the water yet though LOL

 

[dc9loser]

tomme boy » 17 Jun 2013, 00:46[/url]"]Ranger R82 1998 17' 10"
2002 Mercury 175 EFI

On a regular day fully tournament loaded. 68mph
On a good cool day same load. 72mph

Nice! but I was talking about tin jon boats. #-o

eyeballjr » 17 Jun 2013, 00:55[/url]"]16ft big jon with a 35hp Johnson, had it up to 75mph on th highway the day I bought it. Haven't put it on the water yet though LOL

Were you going downhill or uphill? I was thinking it should ought to do a little better than that? :wink:

 

[bigwave]

14' deep v mirrorcraft....25hp johnson, probably 200lbs of mods.......24mph.

 

[fool4fish1226]

16' deep v mirro with lots of mods (heavy boat) 20 hp 4 stroke nissan right around 20ish give or take depending on load and conditions.

 

[MOE]

1436 riveted hull light weight
late 80's/early 90's 8hp Evinrude
me, battery, gas, and trolling motor in the back
20 mph per GPS/FF

add another person
ice chest
fishing gear
15-16 mph

Now if I take my trolling motor and battery out and move my gas can in front of my seat, I can hit 22-23 per GPS on smart phone.

 

[jacobxrt]

1969 14 foot starcraft
1990 25 hp mercury
37 mph

 

[Quackrstackr]

<------- Plenty. :lol:

Triton 170DS SC w/ 90hp Mercury 2 stroke.
.125 thk hull

It will run 46mph with a full livewell and more junk than 2 (rather large) fishermen need.

 

[Lowe 2070 CC]

Lowe 2070 CC
.100 hull
115 Optimax Pro XS
Light load (if you can consider me a light load) 49-50 mph

Normal load (20 gal gas, 2 people, gear etc...) 45-46 mph

 

[PATRIOT]

72 mph . . .
















1987 Lowe Superior 1462, 1987 Nissan 15HP














. . . on the trailer, on the freeway!

 

[Loggerhead Mike]

1989 tracker tx-17 50hp Johnson 34mph

 

[lovedr79]

2009 grizzly 1448 SC, mod-v, 20hp merc. 4 stroke. 4 blade 9p aluminum prop, transom jack, 1 deep cycle battery, 3 gallon tank under console. loaded with 2 180lb. guys 9 rods, 2 tackle boxes 1 cooler full. i can run 24mph. i have seen 26 and 25 on the gps but that was going downstream........ but it takes some work to get it up on plane.

 

[chrispy186]

Tracker 1542, 9.9 Yamaha. Boat itself weighs about 200lbs. Add motor, decking, guys and gear got about 800lbs for the whole package. Runs 16mph on slack water and with the wind, about 14.5 into the wind.

 

[craveman85]

10' tinny Jon 4 horse 10 mph. 16' semi v 68 evinrude 18 hp 22. Rowing my 13' Grumman skiff thingy 5.3mph. Same Grumman behind my ranger 103 just because.

 

[cva34]

eyeballjr » Yesterday, 23:55[/url]"]16ft big jon with a 35hp Johnson, had it up to 75mph on th highway the day I bought it. Haven't put it on the water yet though LOL

Ya got me on that one LOL

 

[stevesecotec02]

Alumacraft 1648 mod v 1993 mariner 25hp 2 adults 13yr old boy 4yr old boy battery trolling motor big cooler 24mph....just me battery and trolling motor 31mph.

 

[Keystone]

My Lowe 1457 with my 9.9 Merc went 22 mph with just me and my gear (I'm 220).

My 1467WT with the 15 hp so far doesn't go. (7 mph at WOT, 4 at fast idle). :twisted:

 

[Topcat5011]

2013 lowe roughneck 1860
2013 mercury 90 four stroke with a ss mercury vengeance prop 18p
Myself and one more, trolling motor, three battery's, fishin equipment, cooler and 19 gallons of gas, I've seen 43 with the gps. I haven't had the chance to run it with just myself yet to see what it would do.