Hey ppl,
I’m new to the forum and just had a quick question.
Has anyone here ran a more recent alumacraft v14 (with floors and spilt rear seating), with a 9.9hp? What kind of top speed were you getting solo, or with 1 or 2 adult passengers and gear?
I guess for context, I live in a region where I fish both larger lakes with no HP restrictions, and smaller lakes limited at 9.9hp. I traded in my old boat (a 14’ legend ultralite aka ultraunstable) and I’m hopefully getting the alumacraft some time in the summer. I’m trying to figure out if the 9.9 is livable (min 10-12MPH with a couple of guys and gear/batteries/trolling motor in the boat) or if I really have to consider buying a 20hp outright, hanging onto the 9.9 and swaping out for different lakes (I don’t really want to do this, but would consider it if I should be expecting speeds of lower than 8-10mph with ppl and gear).
Any input helps and thanks!
I’m new to the forum and just had a quick question.
Has anyone here ran a more recent alumacraft v14 (with floors and spilt rear seating), with a 9.9hp? What kind of top speed were you getting solo, or with 1 or 2 adult passengers and gear?
I guess for context, I live in a region where I fish both larger lakes with no HP restrictions, and smaller lakes limited at 9.9hp. I traded in my old boat (a 14’ legend ultralite aka ultraunstable) and I’m hopefully getting the alumacraft some time in the summer. I’m trying to figure out if the 9.9 is livable (min 10-12MPH with a couple of guys and gear/batteries/trolling motor in the boat) or if I really have to consider buying a 20hp outright, hanging onto the 9.9 and swaping out for different lakes (I don’t really want to do this, but would consider it if I should be expecting speeds of lower than 8-10mph with ppl and gear).
Any input helps and thanks!