Larson Boat Motor Rating

  • Zach H
    Posts: 374
    July 19, 2013 at 1:46 am #1283008

    I was just browsing the internet looking at boats and was curious about the new Larson Fishing boats that were just released. I noticed that they rated the 20ft tiller model for 200 max hp. How are they able to pull that off? That sure seems like a huge motor to be mounting on the back of a tiller. Has anyone taken that beast for a spin? I would actually be interested in test driving something like that just to see what they actually handle like…

    Jeff Matura
    Sumner, IA
    Posts: 238
    July 19, 2013 at 1:52 am #1184350

    Doesn’t Larson manufacture Lund fiberglass boats?

    francisco4
    Holmen, WI
    Posts: 3607
    July 19, 2013 at 1:55 am #1184352

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    Doesn’t Larson manufacture Lund fiberglass boats?

    I thought Triton manufactured the glass Lund boats. I don’t know this as a fact as I was just told this by another fisherman.

    FDR

    Zach H
    Posts: 374
    July 19, 2013 at 1:55 am #1184353

    I believe the new Lund Fiberglass boats are being built by Sea Ray. I believe they started making them back in 2010.

    Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4453
    July 19, 2013 at 1:08 pm #1184414

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    I noticed that they rated the 20ft tiller model for 200 max hp. How are they able to pull that off? That sure seems like a huge motor to be mounting on the back of a tiller.

    Warrior has a 250hp rating for thier 20′ tiller. Ranger and Lund have a 200hp rating. Any boat over 20′ is not regulated by the USCG for HP. The manufacturer can dictate the HP rating. The is where Yamaha and Skeeter are falling short.

    Hot Runr Guy
    West Chicago, IL
    Posts: 1933
    July 19, 2013 at 1:45 pm #1184440

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    Quote:

    I noticed that they rated the 20ft tiller model for 200 max hp. How are they able to pull that off? That sure seems like a huge motor to be mounting on the back of a tiller.

    Warrior has a 250hp rating for thier 20′ tiller. Ranger and Lund have a 200hp rating. Any boat over 20′ is not regulated by the USCG for HP. The manufacturer can dictate the HP rating. The is where Yamaha and Skeeter are falling short.

    Politics and egos my friend. Since Yamaha still has not developed a higher-hp tiller steering solution, do you really think they want to see Big Tiller Mercurys on thier hulls?

    HRG

    Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4453
    July 19, 2013 at 3:36 pm #1184490

    No sir. Bit I would think Yamaha would make it a priority to develop their own tiller steering system. This has been since 2009.

    crosby-stick
    Crosby MN
    Posts: 613
    July 19, 2013 at 3:54 pm #1184503

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    No sir. Bit I would think Yamaha would make it a priority to develop their own tiller steering system. This has been since 2009.


    Had it it got nixed in Japan

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