Wtb Small Outboard

[cpriest]

I have a gheenoe with a 5hp mercury. It came with the boat, but if I was buying a motor separately I wish I had a 9.9. Depends what type of fishing you do, I mostly run the tailwaters and the extra power would be nice. Just my 2 cents.

[chris3179]

Hmmm. Thanks for the the heads up. My 13 says the max hp is 5. How do I get around that??

I have a gheenoe with a 5hp mercury. It came with the boat, but if I was buying a motor separately I wish I had a 9.9. Depends what type of fishing you do, I mostly run the tailwaters and the extra power would be nice. Just my 2 cents.

[LarrySTL]

You'd have to check with the state and I'm not sure which agency ( didnt Water Patrol get absorbed into something else or am I remembering that backwards?) could tell you for sure but it didnt used to be illegal to overpower a boat in MO. The problems were tradtionally a ) you could have diffculty getting insurance, and tournament inspections would catch you. With the rig you are describing, I doubt that those would be concerns.

[fishinwrench]

^^^correct^^^ Insurance or potential warranty issues are the only legal drawbacks of overpowering that I am aware of. 4-6hp outboards really are kinda gutless, especially in current. A 9.5-9.9 manual start o/b isn't gonna "overpower" it to the point of being dangerous. Plus there are way more prop options available with the 9.5+ motors, whereas you'll only have maybe 2 choices with a 4-6 hp.

Be mindful of your transom height though. If your Gheenoe has a 15" transom then you need to be sure to get a short shaft outboard.

[chris3179]

Good to know on the max hp. I think I have a deal that is too good to pass up on a 4 hp. Ill test it out and see. I might be needing a 9.9 in the near future.

^^^correct^^^ Insurance or potential warranty issues are the only legal drawbacks of overpowering that I am aware of. 4-6hp outboards really are kinda gutless, especially in current. A 9.5-9.9 manual start o/b isn't gonna "overpower" it to the point of being dangerous. Plus there are way more prop options available with the 9.5+ motors, whereas you'll only have maybe 2 choices with a 4-6 hp.

Be mindful of your transom height though. If your Gheenoe has a 15" transom then you need to be sure to get a short shaft outboard.

[chris3179]

Thanks for the help everyone!