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Looks like I'll be putting one or the other of the two outboards below on my Starcraft 16 foot utility: Tohatsu MFS 30 CL 30 hp @5,750 rpm? _ ?__compression ratio gear ratio 2.17:1 pull start only 3 cylinders fuel injected (no battery needed) 526cc around 160 lbs 5 year warranty $3,500 new or...

I have a 1977 Starcraft 16 foot long, 5 foot 2 inch beam "V"-shaped aluminum utility and am thinking of purchasing a 25 hp tiller-controlled Yamaha for it. My question is whether the 175 pound Yamaha will be too heavy for the boat, especially if operated alone with no human ballast to move...

You are taking the conversation backwards. The copper-free is BORATE-based. Look it up. Borates are not to be used in unprotected exterior locations. Further borate-based PT wood is not widely available. Let's move forward, not backwards. Got anything to add about borate-based PT woods...

Note that in my post I am suggesting that I am considering a 30hp Tohatsu. This means that I do not have the outboard yet. In fact, had I the outboard already on the boat I would not be asking my question. Seems clear in retrospect, I suppose now doesn't it? The question about tiller vs...

Wow, both sanctimonious and ignorant in one post. Bravo. Ignorant, because anyone with even a cursory knowledge of aluminum utility boats knows that a 16' boat can safely handle at least 30 hp. I guess you just don't know the answer but that didn't stop you from posting your drivel in the...

I now estimate that my 16' Starcraft Open Aluminum Utility weighs only about 300 pounds hull only not the 550 pounds I pulled off some ignorant website. I supported the hull at both ends and used a 300 lb capacity bathroom scale to measure weight, first at bow, then at stern. 300 pounds makes...

I'm told it was made in 1970. I'm about to buy it if it checks out OK. LOA is 12' 11".

Yes, I'm now thinking that 20 hp will be on the low side. Wanted a Honda or a Yamaha but pretty expensive. For the price of a new 20 hp Honda one can get a new 30 hp Tohatsu (long shaft, pull start, efi, 5 yr warranty). Maybe that's the way to go. Need to see what others think of this new...

One other think. I'm thinking a top speed of 20 - 25 mph would be sufficient for this particular boat.

Would new 20 HP Honda outboard be sufficient to adequately power and plane a 1977 Starcraft 16' long, 5' 6" wide, 550 lb (empty hull only without engine, people and gear)? Most of the time there would be less than 400 lbs of people and gear in boat, so total weight would be around 1,000 lbs...

Jack plate won't cut it as one of my goals is to raise transom so boat can be used more safely in rougher waters. These boats are made from the factory with either a 15 in or a 20 in transom. All aspects of the rest of the boat are identical. Indeed the transom starts off at 20 inches and is...

Looks good. That's what I had in mind. May even be easier on my boat. How did it work out?

I recently purchased a 16' Starcraft utility. Very good condition. Solid. However, this boat has a 15 / 16 inch transom height. Had the transom been made such that it's top was at the same height as the gunwales, it would have been a 20 inch transom. I intend on putting a new outboard on...

Thanks very much guys. I really do not want to go over 25 hp if I can help it. This new Suzuki DF25A is pretty light at 136 lbs (manual, short shaft) and I'd rather not hang more weight on the back. I'm also going to keep boat pretty light most of the time and most of the time I'll be alone...

Is it a Seafarer 16, perhaps?

Just purchased this 1977 / 78 Starcraft deep aluminum utility. It's 16' to 16' 3" long with a beam of about 5' 4" and I'm going to guess weighs about 260 lbs. The cut out transom is 17 inches high at center. Two questions: What model is this boat? Will a 25 hp outboard be sufficient...