How Fast Does Your Boat Go ?

[moxie]

04 Crestliner 1600 Angler w/05 50 hp Johnson 2 stroke. 31 solo in optimum conditions, 29 mph with a partner. Max cap rated for a 75 but if I can get insurance to strap a 90 hp 2 stroke Yammie (Only 60 lb heavier than the 50) on the transom who knows what she'll top out at but I'd like to find out.

[bow slayer]

12 ft port-a-bote with a 2 hp evinrude under ideal conditions alone maybe about 7-8 mph,with the 5 hp nissan I may hit about 15 mph.

[FloatnFly]

on a dead still calm day, 2mph, with my oars and my 8ft inflatable fish hunter, with the wind, whatever speed the wind is going, can make a nice sail with my jacket and oars, against the wind is dead slow and painful

Edited September 14, 2015 by FloatnFly

[Wagoneer]

21ft Lowe Fishing Machine with Evinrude 150hp Ficht Ram Injection 2-stroke with stainless 4 blade prop (can't remember the pitch or dia, we have it in the file though if anyone wants it) - 52mph empty with one person & ~43mph with 4 people, 2 dogs and gear. (Father's boat)

 

12ft Salter Mountaineer inflatable -20hp Suzuki DT20 2-stroke - 32mph empty with one person & ~25mph with 2 people and gear.

-55lb trolling motor I get just under 5mph on a good day.

-On lakes that don't allow motors - depends on how much caffeine I've had.

[206]

2006 Princecraft 16' starfish tinny, 20HP yamaha 2stroke

just me 300lbs+gear 23mph(GPS)

me and 1 kid 20-21mph

me and another 300lbs guy 19mph

3 of us 17mph

[hutch4113]

2008 Smokercraft Pro V 182. 18.2 feet, with 8 foot beam. Powered by 115HP Mercury Optimax. With 2 people, and full load of gear/tank, I have had it as high as 42MPH - WOT. Or course it was as smooth as glass that time. Average is more like 40 to 41 MPH, via the GPS.

 

RPM's show 6000 - but I doubt that gauge. There is supposed to be an over speed warning at 5800 (or so) and a limiter at 6000.

Running a 3 Blade 21P. Thinking of going to a 4 blade 19P, maybe next year.

[mepps]

I've got a 1978 Seahorse on a 16 foot canoe, according to my GPS I hit 9Kph with the wind at my back!

[Can_38]

2009 Legend ProSport 16sc with a 1994 Force 40hp 2 stroke. Just me and usual fishing gear, 30mph. With 2 or 3 fellas 25mph.

[lookinforwalleye]

Stratos 176XT... 75 Optimax....40 mph...

[BillM]

Fastest I've had our boat going was just under 50mph indicated on the GPS.

[AKRISONER]

1991 Suzuki DT15C

 

Solo with gear 32kph

 

with fishing partner 21kph

[Brettiop]

Lund ProV DLX 1890, Merc 115 2 stroke.

 

Fastest Ive got it was 43.5 MPH

[Cosmos]

2006 Alumacraft Fisherman 145 with 30 HP 2014 Evenrude ETEC - 2 ppl with gear 22 Mph, solo - 24 Mph

[bigbuck]

Larson 190 Fish n ski, 4.3 Volvo Penta 48mph with trolling motor batteries, gear and a full tank of fuel. Mind you, I rarely rip it that fast, waay too hard on the wallet. I normally cruise at about 24-28mph.

[aplumma]

Lately not fast enough!

to much fine foods? lol

 

 

Art

[aplumma]

1989 Ranger 350V GTX 150 modified 62 MPH 2 men and gear.

 

Art

[duke01]

2050 Crestliner with a 300 Mercury Verado. Four guys with fuel and gear 55 mph. Had it going 65 mph lightly loaded.

[Ksword]

Crestliner Fish Hawk 1650, 90HP Merc 4 Stroke, 44MPH on GPS - just me in it...

[IndySKS]

175 Cajun with a 150 Merc with just me and a slight ripple on the water it will hit 59 mph

[gordy28]

2008 tracker targa 18.5 w 150 merc optimax

Solo w gear 42 mph fully loaded w 3 guys 36 mph all day

[Steelheadphycho]

Mid eighties 13 foot Landau tinny. Nothing to it. With the 1957 10 horse Johnson it's" too fast, too fast for love......."

[Dara]

2010 Sylvan 1600 explorer side console with 60 Yamaha 4stroke, 35 MPH alone

I run at 5000 rpm with 2 people at 30 mph

[Mister G]

Wow, lots of fast vessels here and a much bigger response to this thread then I could of imagined.

[OhioFisherman]

About 26 hours on Craig's list! LOL

[fishindevil]

2006 1625 lund classic tiller with a 2011 yamaha 50hp four stroke,loaded with gas and gear solo 34mph,with 2 loaded about 32mph on gps !!!!