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Input needed on shallow running jon boat..
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<blockquote data-quote="Country Dave" data-source="post: 300755" data-attributes="member: 10344"><p><em>Hey no problem,</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>I’m not familiar with fiberglass river Jon’s. I would imagine they are a flat bottom Jon boat style hull and do not have an inner liner and not a lot of glass on them. I guess it comes down to what ones perception of fairly fast is. :LOL2: A 20ft Long 4 foot wide fiberglass boat with a 15HP motor on it? Brother that just doesn’t sound right to me. Are you sure it’s not a 115? </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Getting a flat bottom boat to move over relatively smooth water with a smaller outboard is really not that difficult if the motor is propped right and there’s not a lot of weight in the boat.</em></p><p><em>But, it’s going to be a dog trying to get up on plane and when you start putting any weight in it, forget about it. It’s not always about how fast or slow, it’s about torque. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The worst think you can do is have an underpowered boat. Not so bad on the flats but if you get in trouble nothing like some ponies to help get you out. </em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Country Dave, post: 300755, member: 10344"] [i]Hey no problem, I’m not familiar with fiberglass river Jon’s. I would imagine they are a flat bottom Jon boat style hull and do not have an inner liner and not a lot of glass on them. I guess it comes down to what ones perception of fairly fast is. :LOL2: A 20ft Long 4 foot wide fiberglass boat with a 15HP motor on it? Brother that just doesn’t sound right to me. Are you sure it’s not a 115? Getting a flat bottom boat to move over relatively smooth water with a smaller outboard is really not that difficult if the motor is propped right and there’s not a lot of weight in the boat. But, it’s going to be a dog trying to get up on plane and when you start putting any weight in it, forget about it. It’s not always about how fast or slow, it’s about torque. The worst think you can do is have an underpowered boat. Not so bad on the flats but if you get in trouble nothing like some ponies to help get you out. [/i] [/QUOTE]
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