NightKrawler
Member
Hey folks 1st post here, and trying to learn my way around. Go by the "Night Krawler", live in North Carolina and mostly fish Oak Island, Southport, Wrightsville, and Carolina Beach. Usually ramp out of Oak Island and fish the Lockwood folly River area, and Davis Canal at night, usually gigging flounder, and day's we fish for what ever is biting!
Running a 2011 Alumacraft 1542 with a 6hp Yamaha 2stroke, and getting ready this week to buy the new Tohatsu EFI electric start 15hp or the 20hp......hoping for some opinions. I'm leaning towards the 20 after reviewing a few threads here about the power folks are getting. Got the $$$ to get either one, and since they are the same weight i figure might as well get the 20.
I usually fish with my buddy Rex the Hex, and we load out at 215 on the boat, I'm 175, Rex is 190, got a small deck on front with a guard and four 50 LED's, and two 500 12 volt driving lights out front, cooler, gear, and a 2000 Honda genny.........so we must be pushing right at 1000 lbs with the new motor (Tohatsu @ 94 lbs I believe).......
the old six is a good one and she pushes this whole rig 10-11 mph on a GPS.....so I'm wondering if the 20 will get up to 20 mph and maybe over by a bit.......by myself it should do it easy I think.......but again any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
NightKrawler
Running a 2011 Alumacraft 1542 with a 6hp Yamaha 2stroke, and getting ready this week to buy the new Tohatsu EFI electric start 15hp or the 20hp......hoping for some opinions. I'm leaning towards the 20 after reviewing a few threads here about the power folks are getting. Got the $$$ to get either one, and since they are the same weight i figure might as well get the 20.
I usually fish with my buddy Rex the Hex, and we load out at 215 on the boat, I'm 175, Rex is 190, got a small deck on front with a guard and four 50 LED's, and two 500 12 volt driving lights out front, cooler, gear, and a 2000 Honda genny.........so we must be pushing right at 1000 lbs with the new motor (Tohatsu @ 94 lbs I believe).......
the old six is a good one and she pushes this whole rig 10-11 mph on a GPS.....so I'm wondering if the 20 will get up to 20 mph and maybe over by a bit.......by myself it should do it easy I think.......but again any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
NightKrawler