Which boat would be fastest with 30hp ?

[cmcnabb]

Originally Posted by mr1bienvenu

That is one of the things I was worried about. I think it weighs about 160 pounds.

I forgot to put that my hull is a flat bottom. Alweld. I have it on a 6 inch setback jack plate with a 13 pitch power tech prop. Holeshot is better than my old 2 stroke 30 hp. Too end with myself and fishing load is 31 mph. Add another 200 pound guy and it drops to 29.5.

With me, 2 other men and duck hunting gear it pushes the boat 28.5 mph.

I had to put some hook in it to get it to run without bouncing.

Bottom line is if I had the choice of hulls, I would go with the 1552. Honestly it will probably run the same if not better on that size boat

[mr1bienvenu]

Originally Posted by cmcnabb

I forgot to put that my hull is a flat bottom. Alweld. I have it on a 6 inch setback jack plate with a 13 pitch power tech prop. Holeshot is better than my old 2 stroke 30 hp. Too end with myself and fishing load is 31 mph. Add another 200 pound guy and it drops to 29.5.

With me, 2 other men and duck hunting gear it pushes the boat 28.5 mph.

I had to put some hook in it to get it to run without bouncing.

Bottom line is if I had the choice of hulls, I would go with the 1552. Honestly it will probably run the same if not better on that size boat

I think I will go with the 1552 Alweld flat bottom. Thanks. THE END

[seachaser250]

Originally Posted by mr1bienvenu

I think I will go with the 1552 Alweld flat bottom. Thanks. THE END

Not sure if you are aware but you can't take a 30hp motor to the burns. :*****:

[mr1bienvenu]

Originally Posted by seachaser250

Not sure if you are aware but you can't take a 30hp motor to the burns. :*****:

I looked at the Tohatsu website and the 25hp and 30hp are the same motor with different ECU. So yes I'm going to buy a 25hp.

[Troubass]

Originally Posted by mr1bienvenu

I looked at the Tohatsu website and the 25hp and 30hp are the same motor with different ECU. So yes I'm going to buy a 25hp.

Camshaft is different too, but you don't get that type of info from their website, you need to have access to the parts list at the service department.

[Troubass]

Marsh fishing ain't about running fast, it's about being able to get up in really shallow water. I have the 25hp Tohatsu on a 1844 alweld tunnel hull. 8" setback (4" breakaway plate and 4" Atlas micro jacker). It gets on plane quick because it has very little backend drop due to the boats length. The 11 pitch prop also helps the hole shot.
It runs 27 with me and fishing gear. The other poster said he runs 31 in a 14' boat. GPS says it's 10 miles from Gibson bridge launch to where I fish in cocaine lake. That calculates out to him getting there 3 minutes before me. Big deal, he would have time to drop his trolling motor and throw a couple casts about the time I'm getting there. I don't see the big advantage in gaining a few mph.
I've owned the shorter, slightly faster boats, the back drops when you nail it and you end up pumping mud until you get on plane.

[Troubass]

Originally Posted by Troubass

Marsh fishing ain't about running fast, it's about being able to get up in really shallow water. I have the 25hp Tohatsu on a 1844 alweld tunnel hull. 8" setback (4" breakaway plate and 4" Atlas micro jacker). It gets on plane quick because it has very little backend drop due to the boats length. The 11 pitch prop also helps the hole shot.
It runs 27 with me and fishing gear. The other poster said he runs 31 in a 14' boat. GPS says it's 10 miles from Gibson bridge launch to where I fish in cocaine lake. That calculates out to him getting there 3 minutes before me. Big deal, he would have time to drop his trolling motor and throw a couple casts about the time I'm getting there. I don't see the big advantage in gaining a few mph.
I've owned the shorter, slightly faster boats, the back drops when you nail it and you end up pumping mud until you get on plane.

Ain't it great how spell check helps you misspell words. I typed Gibbstown bridge and it ended up as Gibson.

[mr1bienvenu]

Originally Posted by Troubass

Marsh fishing ain't about running fast, it's about being able to get up in really shallow water. I have the 25hp Tohatsu on a 1844 alweld tunnel hull. 8" setback (4" breakaway plate and 4" Atlas micro jacker). It gets on plane quick because it has very little backend drop due to the boats length. The 11 pitch prop also helps the hole shot.
It runs 27 with me and fishing gear. The other poster said he runs 31 in a 14' boat. GPS says it's 10 miles from Gibson bridge launch to where I fish in cocaine lake. That calculates out to him getting there 3 minutes before me. Big deal, he would have time to drop his trolling motor and throw a couple casts about the time I'm getting there. I don't see the big advantage in gaining a few mph.
I've owned the shorter, slightly faster boats, the back drops when you nail it and you end up pumping mud until you get on plane.

You can have both.