[Mini-x Fan]

Is 25 hp enough for a 16 ft alweld CC jon boat? What speeds can I expect? Not looking for it to be fast, just not painfully slow. Thanks

Tight Lines:smile:

 

[wacky-worm]

I had a 25hp on a 16/48 grizzly (tiller steer no CC) and it ran 28mph on the gps with me and my young son.

 

[Team S.A. Blue]

I have one on a 16ft. its plenty fast.

 

[Stuart]

Yes. Keep the load light as possible and you'll be good.

 

[REELING 65]

Yes a 25HP is all ya need for that boat. Plenty of torque..decent speeds. I had a 15 HP on a 14' fiberglass boat..moved me and the gear just fine. I have a 15HP Merc also. I had it on a 14 aluminum Jon boat..with me and the wife. Wide open over 25mph..yep! Then again..I re-furbished that motor. :biggrin:

 

[coogerpop]

I run a 40 on mine....max it is rated for...you don't have to run it wide open unless you are in a real hurry...then crack it back and hold on....

 

[CoastalOutfitters]

i used to run a 40hp yammi on a 16'

seemed to need it when we were really loaded w 3 people and gear

 

[ReelWork]

It'll run fine and be fun. I would still want a little more power, but who doesnt?? We had a 14 foot aluminum that had an old Johnson 15 and it could pull up a skier under 200 lbs (not slalom), great for wake boarding and was just a lot of fun for us kids.

My, My... How far we have come. Miss that boat now!

 

[Mini-x Fan]

http://houston.craigslist.org/boa/2628770347.html Is this boat overpriced, or a nice rig at a good price? Thoughts on it for use in West Bay?

Tight Lines

 

[bubbas kenner]

http://houston.craigslist.org/boa/2628770347.html Is this boat overpriced, or a nice rig at a good price? Thoughts on it for use in West Bay?

Tight Lines

I have spent many a day in the shallow grassy bay behind Indian Beach subd.with my 8 hp evenrude on a 14ft lowe lake john not out drifting corankua n confederate in the wind but have had nice red s and flounder in what we call marsh drains I would park the john boat in the grass and cast across a small drain .

 

[goatchze]

I've got a 20HP on my 14' jon boat...runs in the mid 20s and works just fine.

 

[Mini-x Fan]

Which one looks better? The previous one or this one?
http://houston.craigslist.org/boa/2589304896.html

 

[ChampT22]

I have spent many years fishing in rivers for white bass and have seen many 16' boats with 25hp engines. They are adequate, but some what slow. When I bought my 16' flat bottom, I went with a 40hp. It's all good.

 

[Redfishr]

I use to slolom ski behind my dads 16ft allu. with a 25 hp on it, back in the day.....
I saw a 16 today that had a 70 hp Yammi on it.......I thought of that 25 hp my dad had and thought......WHAT THE HECK IS THAT GUY THINKIN....60 mph john boat. ?

 

[dunedawg]

I had a 16 jon w/ a 20 hp on a manual jackplate. Would run 28 mph with 2 big guys and tackle, beer, bait tank etc. Big advanatge is the lighter weight of a small motor, and you can get super shallow. We fished salt & fresh, rivers to jetties. Plenty of motor for a 16.

 

[That Robbie Guy]

I've got a Johnson 50hp on my 16' Alweld w/ float boxes.

I always find myself wanting a little more motor.
But that's just me.

 

[2slick]

I suppose it all comes down to what one wants, but I brought a 15' Alumacraft with 2003 25 HP Merc to the coast when we moved here in 2007. I found it to be a little small for the bays here. We had to be very careful on windy days. It was plenty fast, just not enough boat for the rough water days.

 

[coogerpop]

It'll run fine and be fun. I would still want a little more power, but who doesnt?? We had a 14 foot aluminum that had an old Johnson 15 and it could pull up a skier under 200 lbs (not slalom), great for wake boarding and was just a lot of fun for us kids.

My, My... How far we have come. Miss that boat now!

Way back when I was in High School ,one of my friends had that same combination....we skied all over Acacia Lake resaca with it...another one of his friends had a 25hp and we could pull doubles with it...didn't know how well off we were...

 

[BullyARed]

Sure unless Rosie O' is on it!