cooter brown
Well-known member
Hello, my name is Eric. I have been browsing this forum lately and wanted to sign up. What a great place y'all have here!
I have a couple questions that I hope someone may be able to help me out with. I recently picked up a nice running 1996 Evinrude 30HP long shaft tiller. I'm looking around for a standard jon or MV in the 15-16' range. Is there a general "guesstimation" about hull weight/ HP in relation to speed? I want a welded boat but they are so much heavier than the rivet ones. With a 30HP what would be the max hull weight that would keep me around 22- 25MPH? I'm not going to be adding any decks and will keep gear to a minimum. Just a small fuel tank, 2 batteries, and a trolling motor.
Second question for those who are familiar with the TH Mini Jacker. Is it safe to mount it above the top of the transom? If so how far? My shaft is 20" and I see the Mini Jacker only raises the height 3". I just wanted to keep my options open if I run across a 15" transom hull.
Thanks for the help
Eric
I have a couple questions that I hope someone may be able to help me out with. I recently picked up a nice running 1996 Evinrude 30HP long shaft tiller. I'm looking around for a standard jon or MV in the 15-16' range. Is there a general "guesstimation" about hull weight/ HP in relation to speed? I want a welded boat but they are so much heavier than the rivet ones. With a 30HP what would be the max hull weight that would keep me around 22- 25MPH? I'm not going to be adding any decks and will keep gear to a minimum. Just a small fuel tank, 2 batteries, and a trolling motor.
Second question for those who are familiar with the TH Mini Jacker. Is it safe to mount it above the top of the transom? If so how far? My shaft is 20" and I see the Mini Jacker only raises the height 3". I just wanted to keep my options open if I run across a 15" transom hull.
Thanks for the help
Eric