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something_fishy wrote:Are you guys sure that it's illegal??
It says recommended, not required. I mean, will I get charged a fine for it?? I plan on going over the limit, but come on, let's get real, I'm not gonna put a 100HP motor on my 12', I plan on putting a 9.9HP instead of my 6HP, I can't see this being a problem (or idiotic ).
I'm not worried about the safety aspect, there is none with a small jump like this, but I'm more worried about if there is a legal side to it.
So in final, Legal or Illegal?
Carefull, My buddie has a 15 hp on his 14ft boat and it is unsafe as all hell. I keep telling him that he should evan put an 8 on there. I don't go in that boat anymore. More power is'nt always good.
Not to be argumentative, but, coming from someone who pretty much fishes every body of water big or small(excluding the great lakes ) in a 12fter with a 6, its slow as mollases although great for trolling, anyways point is I'll slap a 9.9 on there in a sec if I get one, not saying its safe but as long as the weight is similar to the 6 u should be fine, and my 12 is rated for a 10 anyhow. Just don't be too generous on the throttle and you'll be fine, and don't try to boot through 4 ft swells like you're in a nitro boat .
It's not only the stability of the boat when talking Max H.P.....but transum strengh.....small boat transums will not take the torque of a bigger motor....please be careful
Big-O is right about that though, too much weight on the transom is bad. Our fiberglass green 14' boat was all cracked at the transom from the previous owner who had put a 20 or 25 hp on it some times. In really rought water you have to be carefull with an over powered boat, one big wave hit at the wrong angle and you are gone.
Good point Big-o I had to replace the transom on my boat this spring cause the guy had a 20hp on it b4 me and he let it go to the point of no repair so I replaced it.
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After carefully reading all of your recommendations, I have decided not to go over the limit, sticking with an old saying "if it ain't broken, don't fix it" I will stick with my 6HP motor and be happy with it until I buy a new boat, then I will go nuts!!!
Thanks to all who posted a reply, it defenitely made me think about my decision. This board rocks!!!
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