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My first Whaler is a long neglected 1963 13' and need motor. I can get a deal on Honda 8hp short shaft with starter and remote. Mostly smaller lakes here. Will that small of motor get my kids out fishing?? I can hot rod it to a 9.9 hp easy. thanks
alpelzer, either an 8 or 9.9hp would work but they will be mighty slow. By way of comparison, I have a 1971 13'er that came with an old 40hp Evinrude. It gets right up and scoots and will run in the mid- to high-30's with two aboard and 10 gallons of gas.
