stinkynathan
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I got the boat out on some big water on Lake Oahe tonight and borrowed my dad's GPS to check my speed. My loadout is as follows:
Starcraft 14' Seafarer
~1986 Mariner 15hp
6 gallons of fuel in rear
1 battery in bow
6 poles, tackle bag, bait
No decking
me (220)
Girlfriend (assuming ~135)
I was only able to hit about 13.4 with all of that in the boat no matter what I tried with placing her, adjusting trim, and moving the gas tank. Alone, I was able to hit 16.1.
Now, my prop has been dinged, but I did bend back the one little divot on one blade and filed off all of the rough edges. Maybe I don't remember how slow our old boat was, but 13.4 with 2 people seems pretty slow to me. I feel like it's _just_ barely getting up on plane. I was hoping for about 20 with just me and 17-18 with a passenger. Tomorrow morning I'm going out with my dad and he weighs about 225, too. Should be interesting.....
At the least I need to get a Tiny Tach and make sure this thing is adjusted and propped correctly. I'm thinking I'm going to have to chase down a 30-40 hp motor this summer since this thing is rated for a 40.
What speeds are other people getting with similar setups?
Starcraft 14' Seafarer
~1986 Mariner 15hp
6 gallons of fuel in rear
1 battery in bow
6 poles, tackle bag, bait
No decking
me (220)
Girlfriend (assuming ~135)
I was only able to hit about 13.4 with all of that in the boat no matter what I tried with placing her, adjusting trim, and moving the gas tank. Alone, I was able to hit 16.1.
Now, my prop has been dinged, but I did bend back the one little divot on one blade and filed off all of the rough edges. Maybe I don't remember how slow our old boat was, but 13.4 with 2 people seems pretty slow to me. I feel like it's _just_ barely getting up on plane. I was hoping for about 20 with just me and 17-18 with a passenger. Tomorrow morning I'm going out with my dad and he weighs about 225, too. Should be interesting.....
At the least I need to get a Tiny Tach and make sure this thing is adjusted and propped correctly. I'm thinking I'm going to have to chase down a 30-40 hp motor this summer since this thing is rated for a 40.
What speeds are other people getting with similar setups?