Motor for 17' Landau

Hello all, I have recently acquired a 1988 17 ft. Landau aluminum boat that is configured like a bass boat. The boat did not come with a motor and I am trying to decide what to put on it. I could not find the coastguard sticker that list the max horsepower for the boat so I was wondering if any of you could possibly help me with the right size motor. Like I said, the boat is 17' long and is approximately 6' across the longest part of the transom. I've had people tell me anywhere from 40 horse to 150 hp. I could find very little information on line about the boat so I thought some of you might be able to help.

You're going to get some replies stating a formula for HP, you can go that route if you wish.

IMO, a 40 HP motor would be just about right on that rig.

Good luck.

With out a picture the best I can figure is that the boat has a max rating of 80hp.It is most likely a Magnum TR.

Here is a couple of pictures. I remeasured the boat and it is actually 16' 5" long and 68 inches across the widest part of the transom. The guy I bought the boat from had a 30 horse and he said he burnt the motor slap up trying to push that boat. Could have been a bad motor to start with, but anyway... I was thinking something in the range of 50-60 hp.

Based on your measurements That boat is rated at 60hp max. Google is your friend.

mdduby said:

Based on your measurements That boat is rated at 60hp max. Google is your friend.

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I think that depends on who you google. The formula given in the stickies rates it at 70 horse according to my calculation, however I never was that good in math.
I just figured I'd be better off asking here because I thought someone might have a boat similar to mine and could give a recommendation.

Id put at least a 50hp on there none smaller. That's a nice tin!

Sent from the dust in front of you!

Go to I'boats and look up Landau boats for that year and you can see what they were rated at.

mdduby said:

Go to I'boats and look up Landau boats for that year and you can see what they were rated at.

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Thanks for the tip. According to them it is rated at 80 hp.