A question for all the experts here!
I have a brand new 2011 honda bf 15 long shaft motor mounted on a very old (not sure of exact model) lund 14' aluminum boat. The boat is probably late 60's early 70s, so is quite narrow and light.
The boat is a short shaft but I bought a jack plate and raised up the motor so the anti cav plate is level with the bottom of the boat. It does not spray water when at WOT like I would have expected if it was mounted too low. The jack plate does offset the motor back 3 inches (mini jack plate from cabelas)
My problem is top speed, with 2 guys (200lbs each) and a large deep cycle battery, fuel, gear etc. top speed in calm water is 15mph. I did not think that was too bad but it seems like it should be faster. I tested with all gear but just myself in the boat and it planed properly (raises front end up then sits down vs just sitting down with the 2 ppl) and I still only ran at 15mph, confirmed with 2 gps devices. Am I looking at a prop change or something else? It just seems slow to me......
Thanks,
Travis
I have a brand new 2011 honda bf 15 long shaft motor mounted on a very old (not sure of exact model) lund 14' aluminum boat. The boat is probably late 60's early 70s, so is quite narrow and light.
The boat is a short shaft but I bought a jack plate and raised up the motor so the anti cav plate is level with the bottom of the boat. It does not spray water when at WOT like I would have expected if it was mounted too low. The jack plate does offset the motor back 3 inches (mini jack plate from cabelas)
My problem is top speed, with 2 guys (200lbs each) and a large deep cycle battery, fuel, gear etc. top speed in calm water is 15mph. I did not think that was too bad but it seems like it should be faster. I tested with all gear but just myself in the boat and it planed properly (raises front end up then sits down vs just sitting down with the 2 ppl) and I still only ran at 15mph, confirmed with 2 gps devices. Am I looking at a prop change or something else? It just seems slow to me......
Thanks,
Travis