Four Stroke 40 Hp On 16ft Tasman Underpowered?

[jewfishrobby]

hi guys just after your thoughts 40 hp yamaha four stroke on a 16ft half cab f/glass tasman savage under powered or not ????????

[slinkymalinky]

Short answer.... yes. More suited to something like a 90 i would have thought.

Cheers, Slinky

[the1murph]

Short answer.... yes. More suited to something like a 90 i would have thought.

Cheers, Slinky

yeh for sure

Jack

[caine]

ditto

[brickman]

whats the ass end like

stand on the donk and check for flex it could have a soft ass end[manly caused by fuel leakage over the years]

i do'nt know how old your boat is but this is worth checking before you upgrade the donk

gary

[jewfishrobby]

solid as no problem at all with it

whats the ass end like

stand on the donk and check for flex it could have a soft ass end[manly caused by fuel leakage over the years]

i do'nt know how old your boat is but this is worth checking before you upgrade the donk

gary

[pageboy]

Had a Tasman for years with a 35hp Tohatsu and it got along OK - about 22 knots top speed -The tohatsus were under rated from memory ( measured to the prop ) .I would think a 40 four stroke would be struggling and a 50hp four stroke would be more suitable unless you're in a hurry - The Tasman is actually 15 foot so 90hp on a boat that old would be a bit ambitious and probably above the max hp rating.....not an expert just my thoughts

Edited June 13, 2008 by pageboy