MPM

I have been through a similar calculation before so I was curious to see how your were staying under 2000lbs with an 18' windshield boat unless you get the Klamath.

Alumaweld Talon would be:
Boat: 1060
35 gallons full 220
Trailer is about 550
Lightest Motor looks to be the Suzuki DF60 = 229 lbs
Total = 2059, without any fish in it.

You might consider looking at performance reports the outboard manufacturers have on their sites... that is what I have been doing for my re-power research. Wont find an exact match, but probably a good enough to get an idea of what the performance would look like.

When I was running my small aluminum boat on the sound, my best investment for comfort was the 4 blade prop so I could put the bow down and stay on plane at lower speeds.
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Mike Gilchrist