right now i have a 9 horse go devil and im not getting the rpms needed to plain my 1448 which other people say should happen....do i take my motor and have it modded with a cam and bore it .30 over mill the heads and add exhaust or put another motor on? if i put another motor on i know i have to watch the shaft size but what if i put a 16 horse on that frame? i know i need to chang the prop as well but will the shaft and the rest of the fram hold up? and does any one know of a light sturdy alluminum i can get somewhere to put in for a floor instead of the wooden floor i have now? thanks

when i first got it all i could get was 2150 rpms now i can get 3000 with just me and the dog but when i add another guys and a load of decoys it runs 2930....the exhaust gets red hot...Normal?

I only turn 3250, 23 Gdlt with me and my dad and gear. So for a 9 I guess that's about right. And my exhaust turns red too that's normal. I'm not a motor head like some of the guys on here. Pm boat dr.


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Critch5, I used .080 gauge alum for the floor in my 1648 Grizzly, plenty sturdy. To make it level I used some U channel bracket down the middle of the boat. I used ss screws onto the ribs, probably rivets would have been better. I do suggest some closed cell flotation (I think Lowe's has it) under the floor and between the ribs, this will make it a snug fit and ward off the cold and make it quiet.

A 23 van. Will fit on that frame with a new u-joint, call GD to make sure though.

i was thinking somewhere around a 16 or so? would that fit? im still in college and dont have much extra spending money im afraid if i put the 23 on ill have to put some performance pods on to support the extra weight....

i got a 6.5 gdlt and the exhaust has never got red hot! Hunting load by myself get 10-11, set max RPM out of water around 4200

what size of boat are you running? and im completely taking the motor apart and see what the deal is....i think there should be no problem that the 9 horse should push my boat on plane...other people said that theres doesnt have any problem

1436 Jon