10' Livingston, 6hp enough motor?

[JohnVH]

Researching motors for my 10' livingston, will a 6hp get it on plane with two guys? or should I be looking for a 10hp?

 

[Texasmark]

Go for a 9.9. Will get in you some lakes with HP restrictions. Your key words were "2" guys. I had a 7 ? on a 10' Lowe "Lake" John and it did ok with just me.

 

[Ned L]

10 feet is pretty tight for two guys, and might well be pretty shaky if you want it to get "on top planing".
Two guys, I'd probably stick to no more than about 4 hp and keep her down in the water.

 

[ondarvr]

No, a 6hp won't get it on plan, and a 9.9 will be marginal with a load, 15hp would be better.

 

[Old Ironmaker]

Response deleted. I forgot I was young once.

 

[ondarvr]

For those that don't know what a Livingston is, it's a catamaran hull that needs a good deal power to get much speed. I have two of them, fairly stable, and for the size there's a good deal of room. I have an 8' that I've been three miles out in the Pacific off the West Coast of Vancouver Island in BC Canada with two people, and it wasn't bad at all. I could throw it the back of a small pickup by myself and fish many different bodies of water.

 

[Texasmark]

For those that don't know what a Livingston is, it's a catamaran hull that needs a good deal power to get much speed. I have two of them, fairly stable, and for the size there's a good deal of room. I have an 8' that I've been three miles out in the Pacific off the West Coast of Vancouver Island in BC Canada with two people, and it wasn't bad at all. I could throw it the back of a small pickup by myself and fish many different bodies of water.

Thanks for that piece of info. Sometimes I look before I reply. This time I just passed on an experience of mine.

 

[JohnVH]

Thanks guys, I think Ill look for a 9.9 short shaft. A buddy and me took it into a pond with an electric motor, plenty of room in it for two guys.

 

[Old Ironmaker]

I just Googled images of a 10' Livingston. No disrespect but 2 guys in that? Or is it the one that looks like 2 separate pontoons?

 

[JohnVH]

http://worldcat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Livingston10_runbow.jpg

 

[ondarvr]

Try this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Houvirvb_c

 

[ondarvr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HP_OA7qyRI

 

[JohnVH]

haha, not cutting it in two

 

[Tony T.]

Go for a 9.9. Will get in you some lakes with HP restrictions. Your key words were "2" guys. I had a 7 ? on a 10' Lowe "Lake" John and it did ok with just me.

I have not tried my 14 ft Alumacraft 1436 LT jon with two people yet, but with my Evinrude 6 hp and just me my fishing gear,3 gallon fuel tank full, Optima marine battery, 45 lb Minn Kota foot controlled trolling motor mounted on the bow, I have so far GPS 16.1 mph max. I'm 6 ft 190-195 lbs so I'm assuming someone else aboard roughly my size will knock the mph down considerably.

I'd say go with a 15 hp if two people are aboard most of the time.

Tony