9.9 on a deep and wide?

[ik0n]

Hey all,

Am looking into getting an aluminum fishing boat it would be my first boat I've ever owned. I've been on the water lots growing up but was always my parents boat (older Doral bowrider) or friends parents boats etc...

My dilemma is as follows:
I'm looking for a fishing boat (no recreational activities needed) and I'm looking at a max 9.9hp motor as I plan on doing some fishing on hp restricted lakes.
I like the idea of a 14' deep and wide but am wondering if the 9.9 would be a little too small for a deep and wide?

Looking for some opinions from others who have more experience with tinners.

TIA.

Brett

[jim]

Hey all,

Am looking into getting an aluminum fishing boat it would be my first boat I've ever owned. I've been on the water lots growing up but was always my parents boat (older Doral bowrider) or friends parents boats etc...

My dilemma is as follows:
I'm looking for a fishing boat (no recreational activities needed) and I'm looking at a max 9.9hp motor as I plan on doing some fishing on hp restricted lakes.
I like the idea of a 14' deep and wide but am wondering if the 9.9 would be a little too small for a deep and wide?

Looking for some opinions from others who have more experience with tinners.

TIA.

Brett

14 ft. will work fine with 9.9 plus you can upgrade later to larger motor. The only downside is you will have to trailer it.

[ik0n]

14 ft. will work fine with 9.9 plus you can upgrade later to larger motor. The only downside is you will have to trailer it.

Will be trailer ed regardless... have an 08 Toyota Highlander. Not going to put a tinner on top of it.

[patvetzal]

If you stay with the light duty hulls I think you will be fine. Just look at the hp rating on the plate. My 12 (narrow, shallow) is only rated for 7-8hp but I have a 9' glass wide hull that is underpowered with my 8 hp....

[smitty55]

I have a 20 on my 14' Yukon which is rated for 25hp and it's fine, but I would find using a 9.9 way too slow for traveling any distance. Specially if you go wide and deep. If you're on mostly small lakes maybe not as much of a concern. But if the 9.9 restriction is paramount because of those lakes then IMO get a lighter boat like patvetzal said, or if it was me I would look for one the older 15hp OMC and put a 9.9 cowling on it. Or back in the day guys would buy the 9.9 and modify it with the 15hp kit which cost similar to a new cowling. That was actually better because the model no. matched the hp on the cowling.

Cheers

[sawbill]

Been around car toppers all my life. Not that a deep and wide is a cartopper but putting a 9.9 on one is going to make that motor work overtime and use a pile of gas. Simply put you are really shortening the life span of that motor if you do a pile of running because it'll be working a lot harder than intended.
Most deep and wides are rated for at least 15 hp and up to 30 hp.

[line052]

12ft narrow (thanks Fox) and 4hp Merc two stroke, can use 40 hrs on 3 gallons of gas. Moves fast enough for smaller lakes...but terrifing on bigger water.

[diverduck]

I have a 14 starcraft sf14. A 9.9 would be way underpowered. I run a 20.

[FishFrenzy]

I have a 14 starcraft sf14. A 9.9 would be way underpowered. I run a 20.

I have the same boat - a 9.9 just gets it up on plane with two guys and limited to no gear.

FishFrenzy

[sawbill]

I have the 14 ft Princecraft rated for a 15 and it gets up and dances with my 9.9 Yam 2 stroke. Its much easier and quicker to get a longer boat on plane than a shorter one.