How fast is your boat?

[Lives_to_fish]

I have been meaning to ask this one for a long time. How fast is your boat? I thought it would be interesting to get a lot of data on different set-ups. Describe your boat, motor and how fast it will go with a normal load. I am going to post this on some different sights and compile a list, which I will post later.

I will start:
1860 Jon boat, 45/60 Mercury jet – top speed 29 MPH per GPS

[Fish4Fun]

20 foot Weldcraft "Dart" inboard images/icons/cool.gif

350 Chevy / 325 horse
American Turbine SD-309 pump
53 MPH on the GPS

[Bait O' Eggs]

18ft Duckworth 115 Yamaha (Pump) 32 mph per GPS with 3 people onboard (tail wind and going down hill images/icons/wink.gif )

[Pete]

20 foot Alumaweld Intruder, SportJet 175 ... 46 with 3 adults per GPS and on a USCG measured mile.

[Ed]

19' Duckworth, 175 SJ, 47 mph as per GPS, w/top up.

[Jennie@ifish]

I don't know...
But Bill was lookin way too young one day, while traveling from the ghost hole back to the marina. The water was glassy, the wind calm... and I asked him,
"Uh, Bill, how fast are we going?"
He glanced down and said...
"uh... 64!"
YIKES!

Bill says:
The boat is an Alumaweld 18 foot Super Vee with a 175 horse sport jet.
Jen

[ 07-06-2001: Message edited by: Jennie@ifish ]

[WaterDog]

47mph per GPS - 18 foot outback, 175sj. 40 gallons of fuel, 2 people, loaded for the day.

[ 07-06-2001: Message edited by: WaterDog ]

[ol tuna skipper]

19 ft alumaweld formula Vee w/top up.
115 hp merc. with factory prop.
Water like glass' two people 40 MPH on GPS and Hummingbird. images/icons/wink.gif

[Thumper]

Barely on plane.....mebbe 13 mph....Jet 30, 16 ft. Grumman "Pore Folks" Jon boat.....no GPS (so whatsa GPS?).

[LAYthe5]

2000 Duckworth Silverwing, 20', 351 Redline H.O., Hamilton 212 pump turbo impellor, 56mph on x75 electronic speedo.

[Salmonator]

My thunderjet with a tbi 350/kodiak 3 stage would do 44 per gps with 4 adults, gear and 40 gallons gas. The trophy with a 150 merc, 3 adults and about 25 gallons does 44 per LMS350A... Joe

[Osprey]

12 ft Osprey Cataraft W/429 hemi.....don't know how fast but I show up on Nasa's Radar....Os

[Hoosier Daddy]

Not being a bass fisherman, I don't care how fast my boat goes. I would guess about 20, but who cares? Our fish aren't as fast as those wily tournament bass anyway. I get there, I get back. If I'm in a hurry to do either, I don't go. Oh, 17 ft fiberglass, usually two occupants, 1966 50 hp Merc. for that ~20 mph.

[ 07-06-2001: Message edited by: chnookie ]

[IAMFORELK]

15' Sylvan Yukon 45hp Merc (jet)
23 mph on my GPS. Water like glass and a little tail wind.

[FishCatcher]

16 ft Smokercraft with 115hp yamaha jet. 41 mph on Humminbird fish finder.

[Jeffhead]

18 ft Harbercraft, 115HP Johnson pump, 38 MPH trimmed out with Pops and me in the boat.
Good luck and tight lines, Jeff images/icons/grin.gif images/icons/grin.gif

[ 07-06-2001: Message edited by: Jeffhead ]

[Wood Shampoo]

I have a 15' flat bottom sled with a 1971 Mercury 50hp with a pump. Just like 'chnookie', my boat is not very fast. With myself and one other person in it, it will plane. Add a third person and it has a tuff time planing. Is this normal for this set up? The best part about this boat was the price, FREE, and it gets me out on the river to fish!

[SureSet]

16' Spectrum 40HP gets me an average 28MPH (GPS) with 2 aboard. I notice I actually get another 1-2 MPH when I'm using it in the winter, even with additional load of heater and more clothing. I guess due to denser O2 in the air and/or Alcohol in the fuel.

Of course that's sea level, any altitude and the power drops off. At 5000ft I can hardly get up on a plane with the same prop.

SureSet

[Hottamale1]

I personally like Chnookie's response the best!

16' Willie Predator with 90 HP Yamaha Pump....No Clue. Probably 30-35 with a tail wind. I don't have all of those fancy GPS indicators...just a Aluminum Fishing Machine.

Scott www.hottamaleoutdoorshow.com (http://www.hottamaleoutdoorshow.com)

[THE REEL HEY_YALL]

I guess fishing tournaments I know the faster the boat, the faster you get to the fish, and the faster you get to hit multiple spots. In a tournament, time is money.

16+ (?) foot Pro-Craft
150hp Mercury - prop. images/icons/tongue.gif
74 mph

but that boat got traded images/icons/frown.gif

[GutZ]

18' Eastside 12' Ash Oars. Speed of current plus about 3 knots.

GutZ

[fish forever]

16' drift boat, 3knots estimated by putting my finger in the air going with the current and wind downstream. images/icons/smile.gif

[Backlash2]

1998 Wooldridge Alaskan II, 200 HP Merc pump(140 HP). I got 51 MPH empty and new, now it's about 47 MPH. Funny, I still can seem to get any hits trolling at that speed..... images/icons/grin.gif

[TH]

Now that my new boat is here, I can play too.
W/ 2 adults and 2 childern in the boat this morning w/ 15 gallons of gas...
22 1/2 Willie Open Predator w/ 115 Merc. four stroke prop... 36MPH @ . still taking it easy! She sure is nice, and well worth the wait!
Pics to soon follow

[willierower]

16'x54" Willie Driftboat. About 75 when its on the trailer going down the freeway. With 9'6" oars the speed is just about perfect, slow and easy. With a 6 horse kicker, not fast enough. With an 8 horse kicker, about the same speed as the 6, The bow just goes higher. images/icons/wink.gif

[ 07-06-2001: Message edited by: willierower ]

[FishinMission]

I'm with Brshooter on this one....20 foot Fish Rite flatbottom, 25 gal.gas....new 200 Merc with 4 blade stainless impeller...32mph by my X-85 at 4000 rpms..with a 5400 or so redline...that I've yet to hit. Still baby'in it.

[Pilar]

1977 Bayliner Jamaica, 140hp 4cyl Chevy 181 Mercruiser I/O. Two of everything, 43 gal of gas and 4 people, 32mph (SOG by GPS) at 4200 rpm. I dont run that hard for long, usually 23mph at 3500 rpm for cruise. It gets 4 mpg at cruise. This gives me a range of over 100 miles with the CG recommended 1/3 tank reserve of fuel.

[joru]

21" Fishrite Explorer, 460 c.i. redline, Hamilton 212, 64 on speedo, 61 on GPS.

[HOGTIDE]

20' Alumaweld Intruder, 175 SportJet - According to Lowrance X-65 (today) 45.7 MPH with 3 people, gear and going into a headwind.

images/icons/confused.gif The guys at NorthRiver told me a 20' SJ would be a real barge?...fastest planing, quickest boat I've ever had! images/icons/confused.gif

[Phish_on]

1958 16' Dillabaugh runabout, 35 HP Mercury Thunderbolt (1962). ummm ... the speedometer is stuck at about 15 MPH - it will do 65 on the trailer, on the freeway, with the top down.

"How fast is your boat?" Gimme a break ...

[WheresMyBobber]

16' Alumaweld Sea Dory with 80hp Merc w/pump. Somewhat underpowered, but goes fast enough to get me to where the fish are.

Ironically, my little 8hp Honda kicker is the real workhorse. It goes just fast enough to get me into the feesh! images/icons/wink.gif

[boater]

21 foot wooldridge classic 350 with 212, about 50, seems like a toad compared to my buddys 20xd bullet bass boat with a 300 merc promax, he gps`d it at 108, ive been on it at 100, sure made lake washinton seem like a small mud puddle.

[brshooter]

2001 19' North River Sportster with 175hp Sportjet. I haven't pushed it too hard. Now you have me curious. I have 14 hours on it now, so I guess it is safe to test her now. The fastest I have pushed her was 45.5 according to the speedo on my X65. Next time out with good water conditions, I will give her the test and compare the X65 to my GPS.

[ 07-06-2001: Message edited by: brshooter ]

[Doubletake]

19' Thunderjet with 175 Sportjet, just me in it and 40 gal. fuel, clocked it with my pickup running the hiway next to the river (so I could calibrate my X-75 speedometer) 50 mph.

[AngleThis]

Old style (heavy laid up hull) 18'fiberglass Bayliner /w Mercruser 140 (bored and balanced to more like 150). Boat has maximum speed with 21 pitch prop and empty, of 38-40kts at 4,500 RPM (100 over read line). Max range is about 150 mi on 40 gals of 91+ octane gas at 3200 RPM...yes, I can run all weekend, including with a skier behind on 40 gals. :0

[Mr. Fisherman]

18' Seaswirl Sierra Sport, 3.8 L V6, 170 HP 36 Gal. fuel and two LARGE fishermen with gear. 43 MPH confirmed on radar, ( images/icons/frown.gifDon't ask images/icons/confused.gif images/icons/smile.gif images/icons/grin.gif

[ 07-08-2001: Message edited by: Mr. Fisherman ]

[AngleThis]

Old style (heavy laid up hull) 18'fiberglass Bayliner /w Mercruser 140 (bored and balanced to more like 150). Boat has maximum speed with 21 pitch prop and empty, of 38-40kts at 4,500 RPM (100 over read line). Max range is about 150 mi on 40 gals of 91+ octane gas at 3200 RPM...yes, I can run all weekend, including with a skier behind on 40 gals. :0

[AngleThis]

Old style (heavy laid up hull) 18'fiberglass Bayliner /w Mercruser 140 (bored and balanced to more like 150). Boat has maximum speed with 21 pitch prop and empty, of 38-40kts at 4,500 RPM (100 over read line). Max range is about 150 mi on 40 gals of 91+ octane gas at 3200 RPM...yes, I can run all weekend, including with a skier behind on 40 gals. :0

[FishinBob]

20' 1996 Reinell with 5.7L 250HP Merc I/O with full gas(40 gal), 2 adults and 2 teenagers 56mph on radar @4800rpm over on Lake Chelan WA. mid summer. Did you know that boats go faster in the winter than in the summer? Same goes for sea level vs in the mountains.

[boater]

boats go faster in saltwater also.

[Killertraylor]

23' North River with 250 Yamaha Saltwater Series - I need to run this thing by a radar gun because my Lowrance X-85 says 64, my speedo says 56 and my Lowrance GPS says 54. I'm guessing the GPS is the most accurate, and if it is, I'm kinda hacked that a $450 depth finder is 10 mph off!

[smilesforu]

Not fast enough....my 14 foot fiberglass couldn't get up the big waves and that was a scary ride!!! 25 mariner with 2 guys and gear. It does cruise along nice on a calm day ~20 mph or with just me.

The mini drifter speed depends on which way I am rowing and the wind. I think it may be close to the reading Os has with Nasa

The floatntote goes as fast as I can kick and row at the same time. Not quite strong enough to get it on plane yet.

[Crusin]

The only thing slower than my boat is the second comming of Christ...

[Big Willie]

16 X 54 Willie, 8hp Merc LS (limited slip)...drum roll please...54mph! I know! Can't believe it either! images/icons/grin.gif images/icons/shocked.gif images/icons/grin.gif

[RIPPLE]

16 foot custom built glen L Marine Console Skiff, 60 H.P. Johnson. 1 person, full tank of gas, 4 diet pepsis, 1 cigar, 4 knot current.............
speed 4 knots - friends don't let friends assume that their variable rate oil pump is working images/icons/frown.gif
Ripple

[Tilla]

Thorbuilt 21' with 7' wide bottom w/ 200 EFI Merc jet outboard, ss impeller, with 3 guys 35 MPH on GPS.