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Old 06-28-10, 05:54 PM   #1
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I'm looking into buying a 12' Ouachita flat bottom jon boat and it comes with a 4 HP Mercury. I was wondering if any of you could estimate what speed this combo would top out at, I was thinking maybe 10 mph?

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Old 06-28-10, 07:02 PM   #2
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I'm looking into buying a 12' Ouachita flat bottom jon boat and it comes with a 4 HP Mercury. I was wondering if any of you could estimate what speed this combo would top out at, I was thinking maybe 10 mph?

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Jack
It'll depend on how much weight you have in the boat (obviously). I have a friend that I duck hunt with here who has a 14' jon, with a 5 HP Briggs. If I had to guess, we might hit 8-10 mph fully loaded with that rig.
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Nice. I have a 12' v-hull aluminum. It tops out at 12mph when I'm by myself with all my fishing gear in the boat. Two people on a calm day I can get 8-9mph. Mine is a 4hp Johnson from the late 80s.
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