Ask DS: What is TOO much motor?

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Ask DS: What is TOO much motor?

Postby bmanning3 » Mon Apr 27, 2015 3:43 pm

I am looking at buying an outboard from a fella and wanted to get ya'lls opinions on whether it would be too much motor or not. The motor is a 3 cylinder 2 stroke evinrude 65 hp tiller. My boat is a tracker grizzly 1648, tall transom, .100 hull. It says that it's rated for 50 hp, and this motor weighs a good bit less than most of the newer 4 stroke 50's I've looked at, but it's still got me concerned

I know the most logical thing to do would be go put it on my boat and test drive it, but because of the distance that's not an option. If anyone has run a larger tiller outboard on a similar sized boat I'd really appreciate some input. Time is kind of a factor because the motor probably won't last very long on the market.
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Re: Ask DS: What is TOO much motor?

Postby mshunter77 » Mon Apr 27, 2015 4:38 pm

Can you get fined for going over the rated horse power?
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Re: Ask DS: What is TOO much motor?

Postby Wildfowler » Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:19 pm

The weight of you and the motor is the only thing I can think of. Since the weight of the motor is not a problem I don't see how you would have any issues. As long as the motor has power trim you should not have any steering torque issues.

I put a 20 hp two-stroke on the back about 1436 one time in the darn thing about flipped over backwards on me. There was no power trim and it was too much weight with me sitting back there and too much power for that size boat.

In your case I don't see it as being an issue. Just because it has an extra 15 horses available to you doesn't mean you have to use them all the time.
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Re: Ask DS: What is TOO much motor?

Postby Trip » Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:27 pm

If the weight is good to go, I'd run it...I had a 15x44 w/ a 60hp on it that did just fine.
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Re: Ask DS: What is TOO much motor?

Postby bmanning3 » Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:15 pm

Good deal.. I appreciate the info fellas
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Re: Ask DS: What is TOO much motor?

Postby torch » Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:07 am

Insurance can be a problem if motor is over rating


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Postby cwink » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:17 am

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Re: Ask DS: What is TOO much motor?

Postby LODI QUACKER » Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:22 am

You will be fine. That's plenty of boat for an old 60 HP motor. Don't give it a second thought.
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Re: Ask DS: What is TOO much motor?

Postby stevea » Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:47 am

There is no fine for putting the over rated outboard on a boat, where it gets sticky is if someone gets killed or injured because of it being over powered you get into culpable negligence and it wouldn't be hard to prove, so be careful.
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Postby 420 racin » Wed Apr 29, 2015 10:03 am

I had a 75 on a 16x56, ran the crap out of it for years.
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Re: Ask DS: What is TOO much motor?

Postby deltadukman » Fri May 01, 2015 9:50 am

I sell insurance and have never seen where they even remotely monitor the correct HP rating. FWIW
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Re: Ask DS: What is TOO much motor?

Postby deltadukman » Sat May 02, 2015 4:50 pm

Not if you answered the app and quoted honestly.

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