jonaddis84
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- Oct 8, 2009
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Hi all. I have an old (1950's) 14' Aluminum boat that was left to me by my grandfather. It has a 1972ish 9.5 Johnson on it which Im having problems with. The boat originally had the 3 wood seats in it and that was it.
Recently I installed a flat deck to the boat from the rear seat forward, complete with storage lockers etc. It also carries two marine batteries for the trolling motor and other electronics. I would guess that the boat weighs about 4-500lbs by itself, no motor or fuel tank. Right now when the motor seems to be running right I can only get 8mph MAX with just one person in the boat (according to gps).
Im looking into a new outboard for it and wonder if I should just look at around 10hp like a late 80s 9.9 merc? Will that thrust it to around 15mph if its running right?
Or I found a 2007 Honda 4stroke that fell off the boat for dirt cheap it just needs a new camshaft according to the seller. Do you think a 15hp (around 100lbs) would be too heavy for the boat? I have to guess the 9.5 only weighs around 60lbs as I can carry it one handed.
Thanks for any help.
Recently I installed a flat deck to the boat from the rear seat forward, complete with storage lockers etc. It also carries two marine batteries for the trolling motor and other electronics. I would guess that the boat weighs about 4-500lbs by itself, no motor or fuel tank. Right now when the motor seems to be running right I can only get 8mph MAX with just one person in the boat (according to gps).
Im looking into a new outboard for it and wonder if I should just look at around 10hp like a late 80s 9.9 merc? Will that thrust it to around 15mph if its running right?
Or I found a 2007 Honda 4stroke that fell off the boat for dirt cheap it just needs a new camshaft according to the seller. Do you think a 15hp (around 100lbs) would be too heavy for the boat? I have to guess the 9.5 only weighs around 60lbs as I can carry it one handed.
Thanks for any help.