Boat Advice- 22' NR Sea Hawk?

[Blue Water 23]

From what I saw at the boat show the boat that fits me the best is the 22' NR Sea Hawk, with a 150 horse yamaha on a bracket. I have never talked to anyone that has owned one, nor have I talked to anyone with that size boat with a 150 horse yamaha. So.... I have a few questions for anyone that has;

-what good/ bad things have you heard about them

-will the 150 push it ok

-what is the approximate range with a 70 gal. tank

-how will that boat be in the ocean

-the entire package with all the works, including kicker is about $36,000. If you have bad things to say about that boat let me know what is a comparible boat?

[Blue Water 23]

Someone out there has to have experience with this boat.

[Fish Hawg]

The 150 will work but i would up grade to a 200-225 Yamaha, is it a HPDI motor?

[blacktail519]

I would have to agree with fishhawg. I dont own a seahawk, but a buddy has the 21' model with a 150, and wishes he would have went a little bigger on the outboard. He loves the boat though. The seahawks if i am not mistaken, are a little heavier boat then some of the competitors similar deep vee hull boats. Dont quote me on this thogh. Good luck!

[Mr.Kitch'nPass]

Blue, Check your e-mail

[Fish Hawg]

Why not just step up to the new bad boy on the water :grin:

You can never have too much horse power

[Muddy Water]

Hey Blue Water,

I saw that boat too. What a sweet ride. Let us know what you find out. I'm looking hard at the Seahawk too. Wasn't that boat 21' long? I think I;s like the 225 on it, but the 150 would probably do well.

Muddy Water wants to go to Blue Water!

[gimmeumpqua]

I have this very boat with an offshore bracket and a 225 Yamaha 4s. feel free to call me with any questions. 541 464 8135

Kurt

[lost_sailor]

That's a big boat. 225 sounds much better than 150, you'll want power in reserve for bar crossings.

I'd like twin engines out on the big blue...

[Muddy Water]

gimmeumpqua,

I'm throwing a few questions together for you and will call soon. I would really appreciate the chance to talk with a Seahawk owner.

Mark

[Muddy Water]

Watch for an ad in the classifieds for my Jetcraft soon!

[Surething]

northriver all the way and go with the 225

[Killertraylor]

I've had this same boat for 2 1/2 years now but mine has a full hard top and a 250 Yamaha Saltwater series. If you'd like, go ahead and shoot me the same questions that you do to gimme umpqua (Joe 503-803-5988). In short though, I love the boat and you should get a bigger motor than a 150. I have the 93 gallon fuel tank in mine and the big 2 stroke burns around 9 gph at cruising speed (a great factory add on if you fish the ocean is the fuel flow meter) doing about 20 mph on the ocean. If I were you I'd get the biggest 4 stroke you can afford. You'll still have plenty of range.

[ 01-17-2004, 08:30 PM: Message edited by: Killertraylor ]

[Muddy Water]

Thanks, you guys. Went to the dealer to check on the Seahawk. I'm trying to talk myself into the 150, but somethings telling me go bigger.

I'm going to ride on one.

[Get Bent]

Go to North River and go for a ride the 150 works well on that boat call me if you have any ?? 503 504 9271

[Muddy Water]

So Blue Water, did you order one?

[Swim Shady]

Not to throw a monkey in the mix, but, was on the boats and tackle sale site. There is a 1998 NW Jet 22' with a big block, loaded and apparently rarely used for 20k. I would be very interested but I just purchased a sled last fall. Not an OB but a seemingly great deal and perhaps worth a look.

[greenbuttskunk]

for big blue, I'd go twin 130's on that boat, or a 200, 150 seams light to me. Thats alot of weight
for a 150 to push.

[id. painter]

N.w. Jet and a big block,,, naaaa. Stay with the 21-22 ft. Sea Hawk with an outboard .
My best friend just bought one and put the 225 on it . Still isnt broke in yet. id. p.

[id. painter]

The boat weight is 2300 or 2400 lbs. id. p.

[Kentucky Hog Hunter]

What Get Bent said...

My next boat will be the 24' NR Seahawk with the Hard Top & 250 4-Stroke...

Do yourself a favor & give Get Bent a call...He can get it done for ya....

[Muddy Water]

Get Bent will help you out for sure.

[Kamalot]

Instead of starting a new thread, thought I as for simular help on this one. I ordered the 23' NR Seahawk recently and did the write-up using the 225-4stroke, but have talked with a couple saying they'd choose a 200/225 HPDI-2stroke (indicating same fuel economy, better performance, lighter)help!!!

Thanks

[Stz ll]

If you go with the 150 it won't be long before you are cussing yourself for not going with the additional hoursepower.

Just my .02 worth.

[adfluvial angler]

anchorpoint,
I am on the verge of ordering either a NR 22'x82" Seahawk or a Duckworth Navigator 215. In both cases dealers have told me the 150 hp 4-stroke would be fine. One dealer did recommend that if I did increase the hp from 150 to 200, to get the 2-stroke hpdi. He thought the gain in weight of the 6 cyl 200 hp four stroke would not offset the gain in zip. According to my 2003 Yamaha spec sheet, the 200 f/s weighs more than 100# than the 200 hpdi (583# vs 468#).

But my question is this, if a person only wants to cruise at 38-40 mph, and the motor will produce that speed, why do they need more than a 150 hp?

[Denali]

You will obtain that cruise speed at a much lower rpm with the bigger motor thus burning less fuel and not working the motor as hard which usually equates to a longer life for the motor. Dealers generally underpower their boats to keep the price down.

[NorthRiverRick]

denali,

You are right on the money. If you want to evaluate performance of the different motors, go to the Yamaha website they have a ton of datasheets with a variety of boats.

Rick