With the outboard and what motor and setup do you have?
How fast is your boat?
Joe Nichols
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2070 Landau w/pods - 90 hp Merc 2 stroke - 36 in perfect conditions, fan makes a big air brake with any wind. Typically more like 34 - gps'd.
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2000 Nova Crestliner 1860mv, 2000 90hp Johnson, 14" x21p aluminum prop (pretty beat up), fully loaded with 3 people I can get 43 before the porposing kicks in. Hopeing to rework my pods this spring & add little tabs to the back to help.
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I have shot at a few but never hit any of them. Course the airboat guys talk about running dry ground...never shot a fish there either. :laugh:
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·Same engine and prop as Butch, 2 ft shorter hull, gps says 47 with 3 people, and a full 80 gallons, and in deep water...
all boats are different, when you get the right hull/motor combination you can get some impressive results.
My dad has a 1756 alumacraft bass boat. It can beat my buddy's 18' ski boat with a 150 merc. I never thought it was possible, but it did, I beat him out the hole, and stayed ahead of him for 16 miles up the Yazoo River. I am sure if he played around with his prop pitch and adjusted the height of his outboard, the results would be different, but as it sits, a little ole 1756 with a 70 yamaha two stroke beat a boat with a 150...
Power to weight ratio is the key...
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18.6x8 sea pro skiff 90hp yahmaha 4 stroke loaded down with 3 people,6 400w hps and 8500/5000 genny, and 9.9 merc 2 stroke kicker and 15 gallons of fuel i get about 31mph by gps..
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It would be interesting to see boat weights figured into this.
Like it was said, so many factors effect speed, weight being a biggy.
Like it was said, so many factors effect speed, weight being a biggy.
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15ft carolina skiff 90hp suzuki! rolls out 62mph! If your not first your last!
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Dude that's flyin in that thing!:hb:...must be fun!
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56 mph by GPS in 20x8 Airboat witn 598ci BBC turning a 2.55 Stinger and an 82" 4 Blade S Series Sensenich. That was the highest I've seen but I've pitched it out a little more to get a little more on the low end and at WOT right now I'm around 47 mph.
Ive got a 2072 F&F with a 110 Evinrude. With the prop that is on it now the first time out with two people and 18 gal fuel ran 49 on GPS. Now after one year fishing if I get the weight right I just can get 40. Not sure why the drastic drop in speed but the old motor still does all I could want and more.
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First time i have seen your boat since you got it done. Looks good Bruce
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Well After building the boat this Monster is all we got! She is Dependable but SLOW AS CHIT!
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k, just GPS it, 43 with 2 people and full tank of gas.
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well at the moment i have a 1436 with a 7.5 merc AKA "the 75 Merc" You guys can probly guess about how fast it is... but the good news is i can drive it a LONG time on the 3 gallon tank i have lol
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