Runabout questions PLEASE HELP!!!
Submitted by fishing addiction on Sun, 2010-12-12 18:10
Hey Guys i am thinking in buying a 14 foot fibreglass runabout i am a newbie lol so i may ask some STUPID questions anyway would a 4-6hp 2 Stroke Outboard motor push a 14 foot fibreglass runabout? ( i dont care if its like 2-5knots as long as it will move it)
sea-kem
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For safety sake I would'nt be
For safety sake I would'nt be putting anything less than a 15hp motor on. I suppose it depends on what you're doing with it.
Love the West!
dodgy
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Will move it fine. As long as
Will move it fine. As long as you are not in a hurry. 4-6 knots is probably a realistic proposition.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
fishing addiction
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Yeah im just using it to go
Yeah im just using it to go about 1km max out on it for fishing, just go out anchor down and fish and go back to the boat ramp.
dodgy
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Most 14 footers will have the
Most 14 footers will have the transon set up for long leg motors. Will be alot more short shaft small motors around so that might be something to watch.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
carnarvonite
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River
You might get away with it in the river but there is no way I would take it out of a marina let alone 1 x k offshore.
Get a bigger engine and a skippers ticket while you are at it.
fishing addiction
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ok i will look out for that
ok i will look out for that cheers mate, but do you reckon its better + cheaper just to buy a dinghy and put a 6hp on it just to 1km out fishing?
Man Overboard
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when you say 1 km out, are
when you say 1 km out, are you in enclosed waters or straight out West Coast
fishing addiction
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straight out west coast, like
straight out west coast, like offshore.
Man Overboard
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Then heed Carnarvonites
Then heed Carnarvonites advice and get yout skippers ticket sorted out. This will give you the knowledge and confidence you will not get on a forum.
Even 1 km out can blow up hairy, so you will need adequate power to get out of a " situation ".
IMO down size the boat or upsize the donk,
Good luck matey.
Faulkner Family
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i wouldnt be going anywhere
i wouldnt be going anywhere offshore with less than 15 hp .
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
makai
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Agree with the 15hp minimum
And the Skippers ticket, and somebody experienced with you for the first few times. Pretty easy to come unstuck even 1km from shore, and it is a long way to swim......
Putting a 6hp motor on 14 feet of fibreglass is way under powered, and could become life threatening if you get your self into an awkward situation and have to push into a strong breeze or any sort of a sea.
fishing addiction
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Cheers
Cheers Guys ive asked my step dad and he said we can go get our skippers tickets done on the second week on january (gotta read the skippers workbook) and then we are going to borrow our friends 21ft four wins sports boat with 70hp volvo penta will be awesome ahaha.