Posted: 7/30/2015 11:25:03 AM EDT
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I had a 2004 Kenner 2102 that was a good boat, but just expensive to use and was a pain in the rump to tow to the coast and maintain. Years ago i had a 15 foot skiff with a 40hp motor. I ran than thing all over and it sipped gas. I missed it and decided to down size to something we could use when we use our travel trailer. Here it is in progress. I believe it will serve us well. It is very stable and will make a good fishing boat that sips gas and runs shallow. 2015 Gheenoe 15 4 and a 2006 Nissan (Tohatsu) 6hp kicker.   |
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+1 Great resource |
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Thanks I have to keep it simple as I will be carrying it like this a lot. Flush mount seat mounts are needed and I need to ad a trolling motor mount on the bow. The 6HP motor moves it fast enough for my needs. Weather prohibited me from really evaluating everything. Believe I have the trim set correct now. Looking forward to using it more.   |
| I had a 15' 4" Gheenoe with a 9.9 Mercury 2 Stroke on it, that Motor was fairly light and pushed the Gheenoe around 23mph with Me and My son in it. We caught a lot of fish out of it. I sold it in 2007 and lateron bought a 13' Gheeoe and put a 9.9 Mercury 4 Stroke on it, I never did GPS that one but it felt like it ran around 20-21mph that 4 Stroke just didn't perform as well as the 2 stroke did. That 15.4 will handle a 15hp 2 stroke easily if you ever decide to go bigger. And you can usually find a nice 2 stroke 9.9-15hp for 6-900.00 Good Luck and enjoy. |
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My normal fishing area is Eastern Tampa Bay. Boat ramp to fishing is a few minutes. No need for 20 MPH. I did look for 10HP 2 stroke Mercs but they are few and far between. Most looked like they had been through the ringer. I did not want to fight with marine patrol on engine size. The 15 4 is rated at 10HP The Nissan is a Tohatsu as are many other small motors. It was very clean and functioned flawlessly. I have no regrets.That thing sips gas. |
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My normal fishing area is Eastern Tampa Bay. Boat ramp to fishing is a few minutes. No need for 20 MPH. I did look for 10HP 2 stroke Mercs but they are few and far between. Most looked like they had been through the ringer. I did not want to fight with marine patrol on engine size. The 15 4 is rated at 10HP The Nissan is a Tohatsu as are many other small motors. It was very clean and functioned flawlessly. I have no regrets.That thing sips gas. The 6hp sounds like it's is better for your use, I just liked a bit more speed
The 6hp (mine was Tohatsu marked) does sip gas, I don't think I ever used more than half my 3 gal tank on a trip. Super quiet except when it was near full throttle (apparently the single piston engines do that). Might have been even more noticeable on mine since it is an old one with metal side rails than probably rattle more than the rubber ones. Easy to handle taking on/off too for your mode of transportation. |
| I have a 15'4" Hi Sider with a 15 hp Yamaha 2 stroke. It will do about thirty mph with myself, 5 gallons of gas and gear. It's a heck of a lot of fun, just make sure to put some weight in the front because you can get a pretty good porpoise going with the 15 and a lot of weight in the back. The 15 hp weighs the same as the 9.9 yammy. |
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Quoted: To my understanding yes. You want to use my trolling motor? Quoted: Quoted: Correct me if I'm wrong. I have a 17' canoe. No registration needed, right?Now if I hang a trolling motor on it, will I all of a sudden need a registration? To my understanding yes. You want to use my trolling motor? I'd love to! |
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Quoted: Why? Won't just clamp on? Quoted: Quoted: MW i would suggest a mount for the Trolling Motor unless your canoe has a square stern, It would be out at an angle and be all weird. Also there is not much meat to clamp against and will scratch up the canoe. You could build something like I did for the bow on my Gheenoe. |