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08-28-2007 | 11:03 PM
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Nontypical Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Martinsburg, WV
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.
08-29-2007 | 12:19 AM
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Dominant Buck
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Central Florida
RE: How much engine for a 10' aluminum jon?
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.
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.
08-29-2007 | 01:49 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: A flat lander lost in the mountains of Northern,AZ
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.
09-02-2007 | 08:33 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: NW Montana / SW Alberta Rockies
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.
Bobby
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.
Bobby
