The Waco Kid
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Hello everyone. Well, I finally put a fish finder on my 14 ft V hull aluminum boat, with a 15 HP Johnson 2 stroke on the back. The fish finder has GPS, so now I can see that at full throttle, no wind, two adults in the boat, my max speed is 6.5 mph. Should I expect to go faster? Or, is that a reasonable top speed. I know there are a lot of variables, and I am thinking I need to put some tilt on the motor (it is currently missing the tilt pin, but not for long!). My second question is, why would I need a different prop at high altitude? Here in Denver we have lakes near town at around 5300 ft above sea level. In the mountains, we have lakes in South Park that are about 8,900. That is where I registered the 6.5 mph. I have yet to test my speed at the lower altitude lakes. Any insight or advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
The Waco Kid
The Waco Kid