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what motor can i run on a 14'48 weldcraft or 14'53 homemade?
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chief85
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Joined: Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:19 am Posts: 4
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 what motor can i run on a 14'48 weldcraft or 14'53 homemade?
Im wanting to buy a shallow water drive motor but i have a 14'48 weldcraft boat and also a 14'53 homemade boat whats the biggest size motor can i run?
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Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:37 am |
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MaXXis85
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:23 am Posts: 6233 Location: Tarkington, TX
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 Re: what motor can i run on a 14'48 weldcraft or 14'53 homemade?
Man you will probably have to demo a couple on your boat. Generally speaking I wouldn;t want less than a 16' boat with a big block briggs.
_________________ Bayou Surface Drive 337-351-0362 Tarkington, TX 77327
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Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:41 pm |
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robin2
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Joined: Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:38 pm Posts: 400 Location: Pecanierre,La
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 Re: what motor can i run on a 14'48 weldcraft or 14'53 homemade?
Had a 15/48 with a 23gdsd great with one person and LIGHT load, more than that its like pushing the water ahead of you rather than running across it. Needed more boat rather than more Horse's
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Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:31 pm |
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Da-Cajun-Angla
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Joined: Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:08 am Posts: 629
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 Re: what motor can i run on a 14'48 weldcraft or 14'53 homemade?
whatever u can afford 
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Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:13 pm |
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WI WATERFOWL
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Joined: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:57 am Posts: 101
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 Re: what motor can i run on a 14'48 weldcraft or 14'53 homemade?
I say get a 23hp mini
I have a 1546 allwelded with a 24 hp hyperdrive. runs good only draw back is how heavy the motor is on that small of a boat.
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Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:31 pm |
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3peckeredbilly
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Joined: Wed Jun 17, 2009 4:47 pm Posts: 279
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 Re: what motor can i run on a 14'48 weldcraft or 14'53 homemade?
I run a 1542 Geaux flat and have had it GPSed at 25.8 in deep water with 23 MB Mini. It was real choppy water that day so it could probably get out another half MPH in calm water.
Don't know in shallow water. Hard to find in southern Minnesota!
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Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:14 pm |
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DENNYEDWARDS
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Joined: Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:50 pm Posts: 574 Location: Muscatine, Iowa
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 Re: what motor can i run on a 14'48 weldcraft or 14'53 homemade?
We have a modified GD Crawdad with 29hp van on a 14'x48" Lowe short transome Jon. Handles power ok after adjusting tank and battery forward. Runs 23MPH @ 4150rpm with 550# load 9x5 Prop. Have 9x7 prop coming,to get it off govenor.
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