Posted by johnlindgren on 01/21/15 - 4:58 PM
#1
I recently bought a 11 foot tender with a 15 hp mercury 4 stroke. I seems a little under powered. What do most folks run on this boat? There is no console.
Posted by Joe Kriz on 01/21/15 - 5:29 PM
#2
It always helps to give us the year of the boat and the year of the motor.
A 20hp motor is maximum for a Classic 13' model with tiller steering.
A brand new 110 tiller model has a 15hp motor.
What are you wanting to do with this 11' model.
Posted by FlyAU98 on 01/21/15 - 5:33 PM
#3
I had a 30 Yamaha on mine back in the late 80s! That made for a fast and wild little boat!
If you have one of the new style hulls, the tiller steering tender version is only rated for a 15 hp engine, but the one with the steering wheel (110 Sport) is rated for a 25 hp.
So the hull could handle a bigger engine...I guess Whaler doesn't think you can handle steering a bigger one by hand... Which is odd because Mercury will sell you a tiller steered 150 hp engine.