would a 18hp mercury work on a 18' jon boat

[rongenator]

I have a 1872 Landau aluminum Jon boat. Im going to use it for hunting and fishing. Would a 18hp Mercury work? I found a real good deal on one, but wanted so see if anyone else has used this size. The tag say 40hp max on it. Thanks in advance.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: would a 18hp mercury work on a 18' jon boat

18 will work but a 25 would be better. You might not plane out but you will get there fine.

 

[Texasmark]

Re: would a 18hp mercury work on a 18' jon boat

I have a 1872 Landau aluminum Jon boat. Im going to use it for hunting and fishing. Would a 18hp Mercury work? I found a real good deal on one, but wanted so see if anyone else has used this size. The tag say 40hp max on it. Thanks in advance.

I used to have a McCullough 9.9 that I ran on rented boats. One day I rented a 20' "barge". Since the bottom was flat and had a lot of surface area, it planed out really nice. So, 18-25 whatever should do nicely.

Mark

 

[sutor623]

Re: would a 18hp mercury work on a 18' jon boat

Man its too bad you cant test her out....

 

[robert graham]

Re: would a 18hp mercury work on a 18' jon boat

I have a 1872 Landau aluminum Jon boat. Im going to use it for hunting and fishing. Would a 18hp Mercury work? I found a real good deal on one, but wanted so see if anyone else has used this size. The tag say 40hp max on it. Thanks in advance.

It'll push it fine, but if your huntin'/fishin' spots are 15+ miles down the river you may need more HP or by the time you get there it'll be time to come back! 40HP max seems kinda low for an 1872?

 

[sutor623]

Re: would a 18hp mercury work on a 18' jon boat

40HP max seems kinda low for an 1872?

It's probably a tiller steer....

 

[Texasmark]

Re: would a 18hp mercury work on a 18' jon boat

It's probably a tiller steer....

Speaking of tiller steer. The History Channel runs a show about a bunch of Louisiana bayou Cajuns that catch alligators for a living. They are running at least one 115 Merc with tiller steering and several with slightly lower hp. So, if setup right and all, must be a walk in the park.

Mark

 

[rongenator]

Re: would a 18hp mercury work on a 18' jon boat

Its a 1976 Landau 1872 I ended up with a 35 hp evinrude tiller steer. Going to mount it on the boat this weekend.

 

[Texasmark]

Re: would a 18hp mercury work on a 18' jon boat

Its a 1976 Landau 1872 I ended up with a 35 hp evinrude tiller steer. Going to mount it on the boat this weekend.

Sounds like a deal.

 

[sutor623]

Re: would a 18hp mercury work on a 18' jon boat

Speaking of tiller steer. The History Channel runs a show about a bunch of Louisiana bayou Cajuns that catch alligators for a living. They are running at least one 115 Merc with tiller steering and several with slightly lower hp. So, if setup right and all, must be a walk in the park.

Mark

Man I bet running that boy is a workout.