HOW MUCH HP?

JB_CANSKATE · Posted: Jul 20, 2004 11:46 am Post subject: HOW MUCH HP?

Yo i'm going to buy a outboard motor to put on my tin Misty River and i dont know how much HP i need to do deep water starts on skates and wakeboards. I was hoping to put a lil wight in it too and get one of those cheap like outboard skipole/pylon type things.

Any help or advice is greatly greatly apreaciated!

THanx

BIG UPS CANADIAN SKATERS

JB

jack cav · Posted: Jul 20, 2004 11:51 am Post subject: more than 9

we tried a 9 hp motor early in the year when we didnt have anything else launched yet and it wouldnt get us up we couldnt even dock start but i think it was close. 20hp will work fine

freerider4 · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 2462

If you just have a small wake don't bother with weight cause your not really going to get a wake.

MadMac · Faceplant Joined: 19 Nov 2003 Posts: 14

I think maybe you should call a Misty River dealer in your area and see what size of motor is recommended for the particular hull design that you have.

Parky · Guest

I got a 15

MadMac · Faceplant Joined: 19 Nov 2003 Posts: 14

you wish you had a 15

cdnphan · Faceplant Joined: 25 Jun 2004 Posts: 24

where in canada u from ?

Parky · Guest

cdnphan, Vancouver... MadMac, I used to ride beind a 8 but I had to step it up to a 15 Wink

JB_CANSKATE · Posted: Jul 22, 2004 6:09 pm Post subject:

I'm from Markham,Ontario it like 20 minutes form Toronto.
So 15 HP is enough to get up on a skate deepwater even. doesn't seem like it could be enough. I dont know enough tho i've never tried to get up on a small tin boat like that.

JB

endpro · Pop Shuvit Joined: 26 May 2004 Posts: 118 City: slc

try 385 it works for me