1969 10'8" feathercraft with 25 yamaha?

[junior1113]

possible?? just picked this motor up and now i think its too big. i am a wood worker and a good transom might handle it. suggestions

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 1969 10'8" feathercraft with 25 yamaha?

like an uncontrollable rocket. i have one, it is stamped max 6 hp.

 

[Chinewalker]

Re: 1969 10'8" feathercraft with 25 yamaha?

There's a lot more involved in handling horsepower than a strong transom. Your Feathercraft is likely older than 1968, as I think they were done by the early 1960s. That means you've got 40+ years of the aluminum working, loosening, stretching, contracting, etc. I've seen a lot of Feathercrafts with cracked stringers - likely due to to hard of an alloy used back in the day...

 

[Willyclay]

Re: 1969 10'8" feathercraft with 25 yamaha?

Here's a link to the current USCG regs (183.53) on maximum horsepower capacity for outboard-powered boats under 20ft. While it is intended for manufacturers, you can use the correct formula for your boat to answer your own question. Let us know what you find out.

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2004/julqtr/pdf/33cfr183.53.pdf

 

[junior1113]

Re: 1969 10'8" feathercraft with 25 yamaha?

There's a lot more involved in handling horsepower than a strong transom. Your Feathercraft is likely older than 1968, as I think they were done by the early 1960s. That means you've got 40+ years of the aluminum working, loosening, stretching, contracting, etc. I've seen a lot of Feathercrafts with cracked stringers - likely due to to hard of an alloy used back in the day...

look up feather craft and you'll see that they were made in 68-69 just fyi.

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: 1969 10'8" feathercraft with 25 yamaha?

Have to agree with TD after reading this.

http://www.feathercraft.net/image-viewer.htm?catalogs/1969/69boats2fc.jpg

Look at the bottom right of the page for the specifications.

 

[jbjennings]

Re: 1969 10'8" feathercraft with 25 yamaha?

I think you'd need to put a 300 lb man up front to try and keep that 25 from porpoising. I don't think the transom would hold it either, without pulling the transom corners apart. That is an awful light and short boat for a 25hp motor. I wonder why they were even together in the first place? Either way, sounds like you have a neat boat and a good motor! If you don't like them, I'd love to take 'em off your hands! Really, I don't think you'd ever get past 3/4 throttle without wrecking it. If you could get it to plane, a 10mph wind would be just deadly with that pair.:redface:
Later,
JBJ

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: 1969 10'8" feathercraft with 25 yamaha?

Way over powered in my opinion.

 

[junior1113]

Re: 1969 10'8" feathercraft with 25 yamaha?

had to buy the 91 25 hp yamaha for 300. but it turned out to be a long shaft so i traded it staight up for a 2007 merc. 8 hp 4 stroke short shaft. what a deal. are these little 4 strokes as tough as the 2 strokes?

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: 1969 10'8" feathercraft with 25 yamaha?

had to buy the 91 25 hp yamaha for 300. but it turned out to be a long shaft so i traded it staight up for a 2007 merc. 8 hp 4 stroke short shaft. what a deal. are these little 4 strokes as tough as the 2 strokes?

No idea but I prefer that set up !!!