What make and what horsepower rating? (pix added)

[bassboy1]

I just bought this boat on ebay and am gonna pick it up next week. What brand is this boat and how many ponies can it hold?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...earch.dll?from=R40&satitle=230052049032&fvi=1

 

[deejaycee_2000]

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Re: What make and what horsepower rating?

a nice 9.9hp - 25hp should push it nicely .......

 

[i386]

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Re: What make and what horsepower rating?

My little 14' foot fiberglass boat is rated for 25hp max (i have a 20 on it). I doubt a 25 on that little aluminum boat would be safe. I'm thinking 9-15 range.

It looks like a Larson boat, but there were so many that came out in that style that one would really have to know his boats to identify it from that pic.

 

[tashasdaddy]

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Re: What make and what horsepower rating?

on mine the 15hp was plenty, had to put remote to the center seat to operate alone. at 9.9hp would be a great small lake motor for that boat.

 

[Bondo]

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Re: What make and what horsepower rating?

That Ain't a Bad Deal for a 13' Tin Rowboat,........

I paid $200.00 for an Old 1960s 12' Tin Rowboat last year,......
And I Didn't get a Trailer............d

I'd think a 10hp on your boat would, or Could be a Thrilling ride at times.........

A 15hp would almost be Suicidal..............................d

 

[bassboy1]

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I am glad yall said a 10 will push it well because thats what the lakes that I bought it for restrict. As for determining make I was just curious but will try to post more pics when I pick it up on saturday. Right now its is gonna be pushed by grampas old 10 # thrust trolling motor since my favorite lake is elec. only. I would like to get a 30 # thrust for the elec. lakes and a 9.9 for the rest.

 

[kenmyfam]

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Re: What make and what horsepower rating?

Good Buy. 10 hp should take care of things nicely. 15 max.

 

[bassboy1]

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Pictures to help determine horsepower rating should be up tomorow if I can get HP to cooperate. At this point the score is:
Technology - 1
Bassboy1 - 0

 

[bassboy1]

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Re: What make and what horsepower rating?

Bassboy1 overpowered technology. This is becoming a great fight. Stay tuned. 8)8)

Okay. Here are some better pix. Sorry took some after we stripped it so I am holding certain peices in place.

 

[bassboy1]

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Re: What make and what horsepower rating?

Technology came back w/ a backstab by shrinking the pix. This is a real close fight. 8)8)

 

[ParallaxBill]

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Nice boat, I have a 12' 1975 Sea King aluminum boat similar to yours. I believe mine was a former camp ground boat but I got it with an older 3 speed trolling motor for $80. It has some rivets leaking but other than that it's a decent boat.

I have been running a Briggs 5hp 4 cycle on it but am reworking my 1954 2 cylinder Monty Wards Sea King Five (5HP). The Briggs won't plane it out but I think the Monty will. It seems a much better motor.

 

[Willyclay]

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Looks like an old Feathercraft to me, but not certain. If you want to be sure of the horsepower rating, take a look at the USCG formula in Title 33 CFR 183.53. Try this link: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_06/33cfr183_06.html

 

[bassboy1]

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W/ the site that willyclay gave me it can hold a 25 horsepower motor. I'm thinking that might be a little too much.

As for make I have so far gotten 3 different answers. I don't really care but I was just curious. I guess nobody really knows.

 

[QC]

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I just got a 14' Sea Nymph that looks about the same size as that one. I ran a 5 bhp Briggs & Stratton POS on it a couple of weeks ago with me and my 13YO on board, small ice chest and 3 gallons of fuel, not much else. Anyway, it easily planed and ran 11.7 MPH WOT GPS . . . If I moved forward, or went one hole in on the trim, it would start to drive the bow down and get kinda wet and scary. I think you'd be asking for trouble with a 15, and even a 9.9 could be harry if trimmed wrong. My .02.

 

[joblo33]

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I think you'd be fine with a 9.9hp but a 25hp wouldn't be too unreasonable. A friend of mine runs a fresh-rebuilt 20hp merc on his 12' tinny and it does around 35mph, so an older 25hp on a 13' would probably be similar.
Eric

 

[bassboy1]

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I was just curious as to what it is rated for. I will not put any higher than a ten on it because that is the limit on the lakes I bought it for. And, I have a larger boat w/ a 50 to tackle the larger lakes. I am just at the point where curiosity is all to common.