jasper2447
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Jul 6, 2004
- Messages
- 37
Hi everyone
After quite an absence from the water, I have now got a boat again - just one year old.
I took it out last weekend and felt a little disappointed by its performance and one or two niggly faults, so I gave it a couple of hours attention this evening.
On Sunday at WOT I was only getting 15 mph - verified by both wheel type speedo and GPS. I was expecting more like 20 +
Anyway this evening I found that the throttle and gearshift cables were well out of adjustment and set everything up again. I might get a chance to launch her again this weekend and want to know what speed I might expect to get, all things considered.
DETAILS - boat is a 16 foot Seajeep by Seahog Boats. It weighs only 350 Kgs (770 lbs) withoutthe engine.
The engine is a Mariner 25 HP with electric start and full remotes
With two people up and two full fuel tanks 15 mph seemed very slow and I'm not now certain that I was actually at WOT
QUESTION .. Is there a rough formula for how fast I ought to go given the boats weight, length and the engine' horsepower?
Thanks in anticipation
John B
After quite an absence from the water, I have now got a boat again - just one year old.
I took it out last weekend and felt a little disappointed by its performance and one or two niggly faults, so I gave it a couple of hours attention this evening.
On Sunday at WOT I was only getting 15 mph - verified by both wheel type speedo and GPS. I was expecting more like 20 +
Anyway this evening I found that the throttle and gearshift cables were well out of adjustment and set everything up again. I might get a chance to launch her again this weekend and want to know what speed I might expect to get, all things considered.
DETAILS - boat is a 16 foot Seajeep by Seahog Boats. It weighs only 350 Kgs (770 lbs) withoutthe engine.
The engine is a Mariner 25 HP with electric start and full remotes
With two people up and two full fuel tanks 15 mph seemed very slow and I'm not now certain that I was actually at WOT
QUESTION .. Is there a rough formula for how fast I ought to go given the boats weight, length and the engine' horsepower?
Thanks in anticipation
John B