how small of a boat/engine is necessary to ride?

asterisk1 · Faceplant Joined: 23 Oct 2010 Posts: 48

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for a small aluminum boat or jon boat to buy to ride behind. Just wondering for those of you who do ride behind these, how small of an engine/ boat can you go and still ride?
I've seen people ride with 25hp's on small aluminum boats, but I've heard about people going as small as a 15hp.

Any insight would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

nick · Posted: Jan 10, 2011 12:11 am Post subject:

How much do you weigh?

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asterisk1 · Faceplant Joined: 23 Oct 2010 Posts: 48

about 175 lbs.

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jan 10, 2011 11:49 am Post subject:

the 40hp on my 13 ft whaler is enough to pull me up at 150, but a few of my friends it struggles to pull up, who are about your size.

Steven M · Posted: Jan 10, 2011 1:47 pm Post subject:

It also on how you get up. The way you work your legs and the angle of the board. Im a big guy at 175-180 and i've gotten up behind some low HP motors on small craft. Staying crouched down as tight as you can with the board at the right angle makes all the difference.

But didnt parky ride behind some ridiculously small Zodiac ? Granted the kid was like a popscicle stick, but still.

ZoSo · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 900 City: Winnipeg

henrification · Frontside 180 Joined: 10 Jun 2010 Posts: 280 City: 941

I used to have a 14ft skiff with a 15 that could barely pull me up with one person in the boat at 150 lbs. I would do a 16 ft skiff with a 40 or so

nate · Frontside 180 Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 278 City: ATX

I'm 6' 190lbs, my buddies are 10-20lbs less then me. We can get 2 in the boat and one riding.
It's a 14' with an old suzuki 25hp

THE JONNY KILLS IT! TILLIN & CHILLIN!!!!

asterisk1 · Faceplant Joined: 23 Oct 2010 Posts: 48

thanks for the ideas everyone! hopefully i can get one of these in the next few months

crispy · Posted: Jan 10, 2011 11:10 pm Post subject:

i got up on my boy andrews boat he had a 40hp johnson, with 5 ppl in the boat, im 220 and got up perfectly fine within 3-5 seconds.... i dont think it makes much of a difference. all technique

Evan71 · Posted: Jan 10, 2011 11:32 pm Post subject:

Id go with a rather large johnson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxVH5sKUlPg

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jan 11, 2011 12:57 am Post subject:

crispy, well that is true, i didnt think about having more people on the boat. My 40 is sluggish when i just riding with 1 other person because there is no weight in the front of the boat so it takes much longer for it to get on plane.

DaeDae · Posted: Jan 22, 2011 10:03 pm Post subject:

yea my 40 pulls great but its a 2 stroke which makes all the difference in the world also like crispy said technique