DAVID MC CARVER wrote:
I have ordered a new aluminum boat for catfishing and am not interested in
200HP motors or getting 25 miles down the lake in 30 minutes. I would like
the hull to plane out and not feel sluggish under power. The new boat will
weigh 500 lbs. and perhaps 1000 to 1200 less motor when loaded. I would like
to put a 25HP on it but am afraid that's a little light. I notice that some
similar boat packages have 25s on them. Does anyone have any advice?
Thanks -- Dave


I owned such a boat with a 25, and was very pleased, it had stick
steering, thus I sat up front, I guess that made it plane much quicker,
but that little boat would run 25 miles an hour. If you need your boat
to trim out better, use a "whale's tail" motor attachment, you can get
them every where for under 50 dollars.



--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Boomerang Fishing Pro. , Long Shot rig
Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights,
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com