Let me start by saying I know very little about outboards. I’m looking for a motor(long shaft tiller)for a 14ft aprx 350lb Lund rated for up a 35hp. I’m seeing quite a few 25hp tillers but not so many 30/35hp. Does anyone know what the actual preformance differences would be going from a 25hp to a 35hp? (Top speed difference, tork, gas consumption etc)Is it worth it to shell out the extra $$ for a 35?
Any info would be helpful. Thanks
I have a 14ft Lund Rebel 30hp evinrude
top end is 28mph
a friend has the same rig with a 25hp 4stroke Yamaha
top end 21mph
I use a little more gas but run faster and cary more gear than him
I’d max it out. If you’re going with a four stroke you’re probably not going to see much of a fuel difference, but will see a substantial speed and power difference. There’s a ton of 25’s because a lot of boats are rated for them. Most 14′ flats are only rated for 25’s as well are many 14′ v’s.
I have a very similar boat to you…..14 ft deep V Lund rated up to 35 horse. I have a 25hp Mercury outboard and it is plenty for me. I’m sure you can get a few extra mph out of a 30 or 35, but it wasn’t worth the extra cost for me. You can’t go wrong either way, but a 25hp will move that boat just fine!
Max it out. The resale will be better when it is time to go faster. I have a johnson 30 horse on my duck boat and get 24 by myslef or 17-19 with another guy but I am kind of heavy. with a 24 volt TM and lights for night fishing. The 4 strokes are considerably heavier at lower HPs.
Thanks for the replies. Very helpful info for me. My kids want me to pull them on the tube, so I’m leaning 30-35hp.
Thanks again.
If you search around, my uncle was telling me that Honda, Yamaha, or someone had something on their website where you put in the boat and make of motor and it will chart its performance.
He was buying a pontoon boat and claimed that going from a 50 to a 90hp only gained him 2 mph (or something like that).
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Max it out. The resale will be better when it is time to go faster. I have a johnson 30 horse on my duck boat and get 24 by myslef or 17-19 with another guy but I am kind of heavy. with a 24 volt TM and lights for night fishing. The 4 strokes are considerably heavier at lower HPs.
Just out of curiosity what is the size and pitch of your prop?
I have to agree with maxing the HP out. I have a 35hp right now on a 16ft and I want to go up to a 50hp to max out my boat. You can always lay off the throttle and cruise at 1/2 or 3/4 throttle, which is what I even tend to do with my 35hp. But when you have that extra weight or need to get somewhere in a hurry, you will always have that extra power.
Last summer I was putting probably 20-30 hours a week on my motor and I about doubled my fuel consumption running WOT compared to 3/4 throttle…
I was running around 1hr to 1 1/2hr one way trips, so what’s the difference between 26mph and 23mph? Wasn’t worth WOT to me at the rate I was using fuel.
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