As I said before, the occasional trip up 20 mile or Little Sue.
Light boat, 50 hp jet, 2 adults and fishing gear
And it’s not enough power for the Kenai or the rivers I mentioned?
A Tohatsu 40 HP jet has a 60 HP powerhead. People used to run 40 hp on the Kenai in much heavier boats.
Hull shape has a huge impact on performance. Really long and narrow needs far less power.
Yep, large loads of freight have been moved on northern rivers for over a hundred years now, using narrow/long boats. They get up on step at a slower speed too. Things can get cumbersome on tiny creeks, but still trudge along if you have the fkn skill.
Those were the days before they made big outboards!
Grins!
I have 27 foot ex military canoe/boat that I had hoped to fix and use. Alas its wood and time has taken a toll.
Holy sht! No way? There are very few of them around. Black rapids ran them all over. Always wanted to restore one or even build a mold off one. I have 40 gallons of mold resin and 10 gallons of tooling gelcoat.....
I bought it a few years ago from XXXX Pete (cant remember his handle).
It will take a lot more than 40 gallons of resin to bring er back LOL.
They were made in Delta, I think some where made in the 50's and another batch was made in the 70's by Frank Columbo.
I had big plans to make a Yukon Cruiser, still might but will have to start from scratch.
