Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: 2012 Outrage 190
Posted by ontario_outrage on 02/08/16 - 10:27 AM
#1
Hi everyone,
I just put a deposit on a 2012 Outrage 190. Great deal, clean only 100 hours on it. I have a few questions for the more experienced whaler owners:
Does anyone know what the tongue weight will roughly be with the single axle trailer? My truck is rated for the weight, but the tongue weight needs to be small enough.
Does anyone have experience putting a kicker bracket on one of these. Any advice?
cheers!
Posted by tedious on 02/08/16 - 2:39 PM
#2
Welcome aboard!
Can't tell you about the tongue weight, really, but will your truck be able to handle 10% of the overall weight? If so, you should be good to go. You can always adjust the trailer if need be.
Do you really need a kicker? Modern FI outboards are pretty good on gas at trolling speeds, so maybe a subscription to a tow service would be a more economical option?
Posted by ontario_outrage on 02/08/16 - 4:06 PM
#3
tedious wrote:
Do you really need a kicker? Modern FI outboards are pretty good on gas at trolling speeds, so maybe a subscription to a tow service would be a more economical option?
Thanks for the advice!
I have the kicker and bracket that I kept off my old boat, its more a matter of installing it without messing anything up. Anything to keep in mind when drilling through the foam as opposed to a wood/glass transom? Of course the old boat had a Mercruiser 7.4, cost about $20 an hour to troll! Maybe I'll give it a try with the outboard first.
Posted by tedious on 02/08/16 - 6:24 PM
#4
Yes, I'd definitely try trolling with your main motor first - assuming your 7.4 was carbed, you're going to find a massive difference. You'd hate to mess up the transom of that nice, new 190 if you don't need to - and it's likely to drop your resale value too, if that matters.
From Whaler's website, you'll be using at most 1/2 gallon per hour at trolling speeds - almost not worth thinking about.
Tim
Posted by Whalerbob on 02/09/16 - 5:25 AM
#5
You may need to adjust the axle forward or back to get the right balance but if your truck is rated for the tow weight you'll be fine.
I'm not familiar with the transom configuration of the 190 but I love having a kicker on mine so to each his own.
Posted by ontario_outrage on 02/09/16 - 3:32 PM
#6
Thanks @whalerbob. I'm still undecided on this, now thinking that a smaller kicker off the swim platform might be ideal. Certainly seems like there a fewer potential issues than drilling through the transom.
Posted by Whalerbob on 02/10/16 - 7:13 AM
#7
The swim platform sounds like a bad idea. You won't need a big motor to push that boat but those foldable brackets are sort of wobbly. Not sure long or short shaft but long shaft would allow you to mount it higher to minimize dunking it in bigger waves. 4 stroke is best so you can connect directly to your main fuel supply. A fixed bracket or possibly a small jack plate would be my first choice but again that's just me.
Posted by Whalerbob on 02/10/16 - 7:13 AM
#8
The swim platform sounds like a bad idea. You won't need a big motor to push that boat but those foldable brackets are sort of wobbly. Not sure long or short shaft but long shaft would allow you to mount it higher to minimize dunking it in bigger waves. 4 stroke is best so you can connect directly to your main fuel supply. A fixed bracket or possibly a small jack plate would be my first choice but again that's just me.