Hi guys, I’m looking for a little more help. This is my first boat so all assistance is greatly appreciated.
I recently purchased an Alumacraft MV 1648. I’m waiting on it to arrive now. I plan to hunt and fish out of this boat. Being in the Florida panhandle, I hope to fish for redfish and trout around the edges of the bays. Most of my duck hunting is done at the mouth of rivers and some in the bay. I need help with the right motor.
Here are my options:
Tohatsu 20hp electric start, power tilt: $3,050 OTD - 110lb motor
Tohatsu 25hp electric start, power tilt and trim: $4,480 OTD - 170lb motor
Tohatsu 30hp electric start, power tilt and trim: $4,800 OTD - 180lb motor
Obviously it wouldn’t hurt to have more HP, but would a 20hp be enough to hunt and fish comfortably out of?
I will have another person with me about 40-50% of the time, but we’re both smaller folks.
As as I said earlier, it’s my first boat so all the help is greatly appreciated.
- Craig
