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I have a 1972 evinrude 9 1/2 hp on a old 14 ft alumacraft semi v hull and i get to about 9 mph on the water i was wondering what other speeds others got with the 9 1/2 horse on similar boats?
I have a 1994 baja islander 188 with a 5.0 liter merCruiser and when it is in the water and the trim is completely down it lets in water but enough to where if you keep the bilge pump running the water isn’t significant enough to sink the boat but if it is trimmed up at all it begins to over...