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| Author: | freedomhunter [ Fri Mar 29, 2013 6:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | So I have a none MM question. |
After talking to a few guys personally over the phone and doing some research in my area I have decided to not get a MM right now and go with an outboard. First I find it amazing that there are people still willing to help each other out like a lot of you on this forum and I don't think one thank you is enough, so thanks for all of your help and honesty. You have saved me from something I was not sure was going to benefit me as much as I thought it would. Maybe when the time comes I will have two rigs one for hunting other for my flats fishing. So here it is, I know the Sea Ark mud runner does not have a good name right now, its hard to compare manufactured boats to customs boats and I understand that. When I first came on here I almost bought one, thanks for saving me a mistake. Now that being said I am looking at a Sea Ark DXS 1860. I have heard their boat lines that they have been building for awhile are excellent and a lot of people like them (if you think I am wrong plz let me know) *Not a Mud Boat Rig* My question is the boat is 1860 at 530 lbs all open and max horse power rating is a 60. I am planning to put a Suzuki 50 on it four stroke tiller on the back. Do you believe this is enough power for the boat and how fast do you think it may go. |
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| Author: | CCC [ Fri Mar 29, 2013 6:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So I have a none MM question. |
Get the max hp for what ever boat you buy for the rest of your life! That way the hp is there if you need it. Get a 60 |
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| Author: | DD [ Fri Mar 29, 2013 6:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So I have a none MM question. |
| Author: | mud slinger 69 [ Fri Mar 29, 2013 6:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So I have a none MM question. |
Always get the biggest motor ya can. That way you don't have to buy again. |
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| Author: | WIpool7 [ Fri Mar 29, 2013 2:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So I have a none MM question. |
X4 |
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| Author: | krogers [ Fri Mar 29, 2013 3:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So I have a none MM question. |
1860 w a 60hp seems on the small side. I understand the plate says max Hp of 60. I would think that a boat that size could handle a 90 no problem. I have several buddies that have G3's w 90 4 strokes. Good luck. |
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| Author: | luckyhat12 [ Thu May 09, 2013 9:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So I have a none MM question. |
I have a 17.5 x 56 weld craft flat with a Suzuki DF70 four stroke on it and it is as much motor as I really want on my boat. I think a 50 would be fine honestly. I'm of the same thought to get the max for the boat, but if you are set on the 50, go with it. I get upper 30's. plus out of mine before I back down because I'm on big water. I've never been able to go wot and leave it there for long. I really love my Suzuki four stroke so far. Great power band and the quietest motor I've ever heard. Even quieter than the Yamaha 4 strokes I've been around |
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| Author: | netman [ Fri May 10, 2013 9:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So I have a none MM question. |
Sea Ark is slippery on their warranty's especially with more power than rated. I got a 2472 Sea Ark that had all kinds of broken welds from a Suzuki 140 four stroke bouncing around on the back of the boat. I am the second owner and they chuckled at warranty work on my boat. I spent a lot of time welding her back into shape. I got a Yamaha F90 on her now. She runs really good but when this motor wears out I will put at least a F150. I would choose Yamaha over Suzuki. As a commercial fisherman I have seen the Yamaha's outlast the Suzuki by a substantial margin. |
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| Author: | Frog [ Sat May 11, 2013 7:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So I have a none MM question. |
Yamaha over all of them for sure, cause getting home is more important than getting out |
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| Author: | Capt. JJ [ Sat May 11, 2013 7:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So I have a none MM question. |
An 1860 at 550lbs will run out fine with a 50hp outboard on it. I have a 50hp 4 stroke on the back of my 1948 Crawfish skiff, 3/16 boat and it runs mid 30's with that motor and will jump on plane with any load I have put in it. I just test ran a 1448 tunnel hull flat this morning that I just built for someone. Its a heavy built, about 400lbs boat, and it ran 30.2 mph on the gps with a 25 Yamaha on the back of it. The biggest thing you will gain by going with more hp on that boat is more fuel burn and tearing the boat up quicker. |
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