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What's a good setup of an 18 foot jon boat
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<blockquote data-quote="dhoganjr" data-source="post: 388034" data-attributes="member: 12925"><p>1860 is an excellent size, but I would recommend no less than a 150. At bare minimum a 115 if you keep it extremely light. If you overload it with gear or more than 2 people it will struggle coming out of the hole with a 115. </p><p></p><p>As Ranchero said, a tiller is not a good option. Coming out of the hole the bow is going to ride high blocking your view for about 10 seconds, which is not good if you are running shallow. Stick steer would be a good option.</p><p></p><p>I started with a 115 Mercury Fourstroke in 2002 and struggled with it being underpowered for 11 years until I could upgrade it. </p><p></p><p>A 115/80 should get 36-38 mph range and a 150/105 should get 40-42. You will use less fuel with a 150 if you don't run wide open everywhere and will have the extra power when you want it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dhoganjr, post: 388034, member: 12925"] 1860 is an excellent size, but I would recommend no less than a 150. At bare minimum a 115 if you keep it extremely light. If you overload it with gear or more than 2 people it will struggle coming out of the hole with a 115. As Ranchero said, a tiller is not a good option. Coming out of the hole the bow is going to ride high blocking your view for about 10 seconds, which is not good if you are running shallow. Stick steer would be a good option. I started with a 115 Mercury Fourstroke in 2002 and struggled with it being underpowered for 11 years until I could upgrade it. A 115/80 should get 36-38 mph range and a 150/105 should get 40-42. You will use less fuel with a 150 if you don't run wide open everywhere and will have the extra power when you want it. [/QUOTE]
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