Davem3
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- May 15, 2011
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Re: Not Sure What To Make Of This
i have a 17'4" old town Discovery canoe. I in my wisdom ( before i bought my princecraft boat) put a Merc 2.5 HP motor on it and used a 40 LB barbell on the opposite side to counterbalance...........
Bottom lines.......
1) after 1/2 throttle, the rooster tail would spray a steady stream of water INTO the canoe............
and
2) at 1/2 throttle with 800 pounds in it, i lifted the canoe OUT of the water, and was doing 17 MPH............ verified by GPS............
moral of the story............. NOT a good idea at all.
i have a 17'4" old town Discovery canoe. I in my wisdom ( before i bought my princecraft boat) put a Merc 2.5 HP motor on it and used a 40 LB barbell on the opposite side to counterbalance...........
Bottom lines.......
1) after 1/2 throttle, the rooster tail would spray a steady stream of water INTO the canoe............
and
2) at 1/2 throttle with 800 pounds in it, i lifted the canoe OUT of the water, and was doing 17 MPH............ verified by GPS............
moral of the story............. NOT a good idea at all.