Re: Thoughts on 2005 Lunker LTD Tiller (50HP Yamaha)
I had almost the same boat (Lunker SS) with a 4 cyl. Mercury Classic 50 on it and now I have a 3 cyl. Classic 40 hp on a small 14' FD Alumacraft boat. These motors are tiller steer 2 stroke.<br /><br />For me and the type of trolling I do, which is slow, these motors are to big. So I used a 2 cyl. 4 hp kicker motor and also had a transom electric motor on the Lunker. On the small FD boat I use a transom electric motor. I also have electric motors on the bows of both boats.<br /><br />You are talking 4 stroke.... don't know if it would be much different and depends on how slow you want to troll. That motor should be ideal for the boat, but it is a big motor to be used for that size of boat for trolling and I think it would be to fast for me. I would buy the 50 hp motor. I prefer the biggest motor allowed. My Lunker SS (later renamed Backtroller) was rated 50 hp tiller and 75 hp with console.<br /><br />You would like that rig. I sure liked mine! 4 cylinders are really nice. I like a lot of cylinders on small outboards and I wouldn't concern myself to much with the trolling speed of the primary motor. Just see how it goes and if you want, you can always add a kicker motor or a electric motor.<br /><br />Just my thoughts.
