Well after being sick for a long time I finally got out on the lake and did some gps runs.
1648 alumacraft flat bottom boat. 310lbs
Me at 280lbs
150qt Cooler in front with blocks in it to weight the front down-roughly over 100lbs
Motor is near 100lbs
Gear and gas say 50lbs.
So say 850lbs as a round about as a total weight.
Using a 11 pitch oem suzuki prop I got 28.2mph which blew me away. I was shocked that this little 20 had that much emphhhhh. I know it has major power for it's size but 28mph shocked me.
The torque was insane,on plane in seconds. Friday I'm going to test a 11 pitch solas prop to see if I get any different readings but I am amazed. My buddy's 20hp 4 stroke tohatsu has good torque but with his boat,the same by the way with way less weight won't get but 26mph with a 11 pitch prop also. So with more weight and a smaller displacement outboard it out runs his 20hp tohatsu which shocked me. I raced a guy with a 14ft aluminum boat with a 25hp 2 stroke merc and stayed with him all the way to to one side of the lake,again just amazed. I was contemplating the 25hp but not anymore. So for people who had questioned whether you needed a 25hp instead of the 20,here is your real world answer,heck no,the 20hp is plenty unless you run 3+ people all the time.
I just wanted to post this because I know some people were contemplating whether a 20hp is enough for a 1648,yes,at least with a 20hp suzuki.
1648 alumacraft flat bottom boat. 310lbs
Me at 280lbs
150qt Cooler in front with blocks in it to weight the front down-roughly over 100lbs
Motor is near 100lbs
Gear and gas say 50lbs.
So say 850lbs as a round about as a total weight.
Using a 11 pitch oem suzuki prop I got 28.2mph which blew me away. I was shocked that this little 20 had that much emphhhhh. I know it has major power for it's size but 28mph shocked me.
The torque was insane,on plane in seconds. Friday I'm going to test a 11 pitch solas prop to see if I get any different readings but I am amazed. My buddy's 20hp 4 stroke tohatsu has good torque but with his boat,the same by the way with way less weight won't get but 26mph with a 11 pitch prop also. So with more weight and a smaller displacement outboard it out runs his 20hp tohatsu which shocked me. I raced a guy with a 14ft aluminum boat with a 25hp 2 stroke merc and stayed with him all the way to to one side of the lake,again just amazed. I was contemplating the 25hp but not anymore. So for people who had questioned whether you needed a 25hp instead of the 20,here is your real world answer,heck no,the 20hp is plenty unless you run 3+ people all the time.
I just wanted to post this because I know some people were contemplating whether a 20hp is enough for a 1648,yes,at least with a 20hp suzuki.