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Old 08-28-2007, 11:03 PM   #2
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Default RE: How much engine for a 10' aluminum jon?

is there a us coast gaurd plate on the boat? That will tell you the max hp alloud. I'd get close to it, its easier to run at 1/2 throttle and cruise to save gas, than to buy a smaller engine and have to run it wide open to keep on plane.
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Old 08-29-2007, 12:19 AM   #3
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I've got a 10 footer..Since there is nearly no room..I chose the biggest motor i could find with it;s own build on tank. I bought a Nisson 4 HP for 1000 dollars...new .If I had to do it again I'd buy the Briggs and Stratton for 800,00
The Nisson I have is a 4 HP the Briggs is a 5. My 4 is fine for going against any wind. I've got a 1070s Polarkraft . I've had trouble with my Nisson. All the folks I've met with the Briggs have been trouble free.




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Old 08-29-2007, 01:49 AM   #4
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Default RE: How much engine for a 10' aluminum jon?

Id go with that briggs 5 horse motor it would be perfect for a 10 footer. I tried my buddies out on my 14 foot v-bottom was enough to get up to wake speed which is good enough for the mud puddles around here.
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10 HP
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i hada 12 footerwith a 7.5 mercury motor and it would get up and go..
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Old 09-02-2007, 08:33 PM   #7
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Default RE: How much engine for a 10' aluminum jon?

Just what Josh said. The boat has a metal tag on it indicating the max. hp. If you have a higher h.p. than whats on the tag, you could be fined.
In being a jon boat it has a flat bottom opposed to a v hull so I bet it wouldn't be more than about 10hp. In being a flat bottom, it doesn't handle wakes/waves very well as a v bottom cutting into wakes/waves.

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