I have a 14ft Starcraft V hull with a 30 e-tec electric start & power t&t. It's rated for the 30. Pulls my daughter up on ski's & even my 220lb fat butt up on a knee board with the wife driving & my 3 kids 4, 8 & 9 and a cooler. I have a 10 pitch stainless prop & get 5900 rpm trimmed out and 27...
You just have to make it. Took me about 50 hrs of cutting, welding & scratching my head to get everything done & working. Ramp supports take about 5 mins to set up & a winch in the front pulled it up & lowers it back down. It's a little primitive but has been used at least 20 times & so far so...
WaterWaif, I'm 12' 4" at the highest point. Still 3" lower than my buddy's 5th wheel.
Jethro, nice boat!!! My boat is a tiller with no floor or decks so I'm a little lighter. My boat was a 15" transom when I bought it. First thing I did was make it a 20"