Recent content by pgk

2 stroke johnson or yamaha 7-8 for sure. My 2010 8hp yammy idles perfectly for trolling but is also a lot lighter than the 9.9 and can really fly if it needs to. I also have an older 7.5 johnson that goes like stink on a 12' Nalco. I'd never buy a 9.9 again after what I've seen from the newer...

Hey I know this an old thread but one thing you'll have to watch out for with the diamond plate on the transom is your motor clamps vibrating loose because of the metal on metal contact. I know a couple guys who have lost motors this way. If you're just running the 5hp you'll be fine but if you...

I''ve done it another way where you load a generator on the back of a whitewater raft, hang the cathodes over the sides of the boat and have two people sit on the front chambers - one with the power and one with the net. Then you go shooting down class II rapids with the power on, flipping fish...

Used one like that before, bigger and with a jet. SmithRoot custom builds them in Washington from what I understand. Retail is around $80,000 if I remember right. The anodes (umbrellas up front) are foot pedal operated by the netters at the front of the boat. Electrofishing is way fun! Haha.

Thanks guys keep it coming! My main concern is fit/trim/planing. I know I shouldn't have a problem but I hate it when you drop a motor on something and it sits too low or too high and rides goofy as a result. In an 80lb 12' zodiac with just a tank of gas I was getting about 23-4 mph. I don't...

I've got a Yammy 8hp 2 stroke short shaft and I'm figuring on getting a Lowe 1236. What kind of speed/performance can I expect? I've never owned a true jon before. Thanks! Kris