VaGent
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Jul 14, 2008
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- 221
Well, my wife threatened to make me sleep outside in the rain if I didn't take the deal so guess what? You guessed it!!! I TOOK THE DEAL!! lol
Just purchased a used 18ft pontoon with hard top that needs a little TLC. It came with a 1987 Johnson 70 hp VRO installed on it. We took it for a test ride & the engine runs very good. Wide open throttle appeared(?) to be around 30 mph (guessing) since it doesn't have a speedometer installed or a tach. It WILL have very soon. At least a tach for sure. Power trim & tilt works great too although I have no idea if trim & tilt is really needed on a pontoon as I have never owned one. My question is simply this. Is 70 hp "too much" engine & is trim & tilt really needed? I have a good running Johnson 50 HP with trim & tilt on my 15ft bass boat that I personally think would be a much better engine then the 70. Again just guessing about this.
I do not plan on towing skiers or having more then 6 people aboard at any time & bought it too just "putts around" the lake & fish out of. Any advice would be appreciated as always. Thanks in advance.
Just purchased a used 18ft pontoon with hard top that needs a little TLC. It came with a 1987 Johnson 70 hp VRO installed on it. We took it for a test ride & the engine runs very good. Wide open throttle appeared(?) to be around 30 mph (guessing) since it doesn't have a speedometer installed or a tach. It WILL have very soon. At least a tach for sure. Power trim & tilt works great too although I have no idea if trim & tilt is really needed on a pontoon as I have never owned one. My question is simply this. Is 70 hp "too much" engine & is trim & tilt really needed? I have a good running Johnson 50 HP with trim & tilt on my 15ft bass boat that I personally think would be a much better engine then the 70. Again just guessing about this.
I do not plan on towing skiers or having more then 6 people aboard at any time & bought it too just "putts around" the lake & fish out of. Any advice would be appreciated as always. Thanks in advance.