Frank Acampora
Supreme Mariner
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- Jan 19, 2007
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Re: Bigger motor than recommended
Who boards a 14 foot boat to check horsepower? Well, I have a 14 foot flat bottom with an 85 on the back (goes 55 GPS) and this week it is getting a 125 in an effort to go 60.
With the 85 I get a lot of comments at the ramp but up 'til now have not been bothered by the state officers. However, with the 125, it is a 300 pound chunk of aluminum sitting on the transom. It is so over the top and obviously "overpowered" that if the local gendarmes are at the river I fully expect to be hassled. But if the local boaters can have supercharged 250Hp 13 foot jet-skis, why can't I have my 125? Same thing: if the guy with the 16 foot jet boat can have a Chevy 350 with about 300 Hp, why can't I have my 125? Simple question, really.
I might add, that the boat was probably designed for a 35 originally. However, it is nowhere near stock. I have done extensive modifications to it so it will accept the horsepower. However, I must also admit that I take it to the river and run it for two hours, then I take it home and glue it for eight.
Too much horsepower is never enough!
Who boards a 14 foot boat to check horsepower? Well, I have a 14 foot flat bottom with an 85 on the back (goes 55 GPS) and this week it is getting a 125 in an effort to go 60.
With the 85 I get a lot of comments at the ramp but up 'til now have not been bothered by the state officers. However, with the 125, it is a 300 pound chunk of aluminum sitting on the transom. It is so over the top and obviously "overpowered" that if the local gendarmes are at the river I fully expect to be hassled. But if the local boaters can have supercharged 250Hp 13 foot jet-skis, why can't I have my 125? Same thing: if the guy with the 16 foot jet boat can have a Chevy 350 with about 300 Hp, why can't I have my 125? Simple question, really.
I might add, that the boat was probably designed for a 35 originally. However, it is nowhere near stock. I have done extensive modifications to it so it will accept the horsepower. However, I must also admit that I take it to the river and run it for two hours, then I take it home and glue it for eight.
Too much horsepower is never enough!
