balsam lake
i had to put a 25 hp motor on my boat because I blew the 50 horse the weekend before walleye opening
that weekend the wind came up and we had to get back to the ramp
into the wind it would not stay up on plane because it was under powered trying to push into the waves the boat was plowing and water was coming over the front so we had to slow down, the waves, wind and current were going faster then we were going
we were losing ground we were taking on water in the end we had to turn around and go with the waves i tried to make it to the river but in the end i had to just beach it and hitch hick back to the truck
the problem was an under powered motor , most good dealers will tell you to buy close to max hp, safer and a lot less hard on the motor too