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Yeah brochure says my boat is about 900lbs dry.

I do must of my fishing between 6000ft-9000ft

I’m running an old marine lead acid at the moment and it’s worked just fine. And I would say stick with the 10W30

@@trollin2021got it! Thanks much!

I’m thinking so as well. I didn’t bring my tachometer out for this test because I figured it would be faster and I wouldn’t have to worry about it but since it was slower, I’ll have to bring it out on my next trim and see.

No I haven’t but I know the ice fishing is decent for the arctic char in there.

As soon as I crack mine off idle it smooths out but it does shake at idle. I’ll be making a video on the OEM Suzuki 10.25X9 here shortly, it seems better than the Solas so far.

The best I’ve gotten is 17.3MPH. I just got an OEM Suzuki 9 pitch I need to try.

@@trollin2021 that's really good. I have a 16 16 foot polar craft. It gets to 21 with a 20 hp Yamaha.

I love mine.

Suzuki would know best so trust what they say. As far as transportation the engine is marked on the side that it is safe to be laid on.

I would aways go with the fuel with the lowest ethanol rating so I would do the E5 98.

I searched for a local gas station that still sold reg 87 with no ethanol

@@trollin2021 I drained the oil from the Suzuki DF15 after about 10 hours. I left it in the bottle and after a few days a white precipitate formed from the oil at the bottom, a lot of it. What could it be and what cause could it be? New engine, only 10 hours old I also see that at high speeds, white smoke comes out of this nozzle near the cooling water nozzle

@przemysaw124 I’m not sure about the white substance in your oil. I have emailed Suzuki Marine and before and they got back to me within my a few days so it might be worth shooting a photo of it over to them. Is the white smoke there as soon as you start the motor up or after it runs for a while?

@@trollin2021 Such a delicate smoke seems to appear later, but only at more than 3/4 throttle speed, because I already have 11 hours, so I allow myself to max out for a while.

18.5ft aluminum fishing boat. Dry weight is just under 1000lbs.

Big boat for a 25hp. I doubt you need that kicker, except maybe for an emergency. Nice video, good call on dropping a pitch.(or 3) keep her light.

Yeah for the future I would recommend nothing less that a 40HP for a similar boat set up. Waiting on a OEM Suzuki 9 pitch to come in, that’s the smallest pitch available.

I like using the braid as a backing because when it’s time to replace the mono I don’t have to use 500ft of mono every time I respool the reel. The braid basically lasts forever and I only need to replace about 200ft at a time

70 Jet: 09491-70018 Fuel bowl bolt gasket: 13249-97J00 Fuel bowl gasket: 13251-97J00 All ordered from boats.net

No problem glad it helped!

It’s starting to sound like North River and Raider are the way to go.

Plus their side thickness is as thick as most manufacturers bottom thickness.

@@trollin2021 Yeah! I think it's .190, a mere .060 difference. Some would complain about the extra weight until they got into heavy seas.

Also Raider. Out of Colville Wa. Started by some guys from Hewescraft. Excellent quality and a rugged boat like Hewescraft.

I would have to say after going to the Seattle boat show this year North River and Raider had the nicest quality and lay out options.

@bruced1429 I have the Lund Barron on there, and don’t get me wrong Lunds are great boats but the Barron is the only “heavy gauge” comparable one they make. This video was heavy gauge specific and if the viewers wanted I was going to make another video more tailored to boats like Lund, crestliner, Smoker Craft, Alumacraft, Polar Craft etc.

Those aren't lifetime boats for that type of duty. Rivets and thickness aren't the same quality

It’s been good I’ll slowly be replacing my older reels with these ones.

I ended up selling that boat shortly after installing it so unfortunately I never got it use it.

Glad it helped. Mine was $450 off of marketplace

Were you hand loading them or factory ammo?

That’s a good point. I believe you can order the one designated for the Uni troll and install it on the Easi troll if you’d like!

Stabicraft are neat looking boats. My only concern would be how bulky they are around the water line.

@@trollin2021 They are foam filled chambers. Keeps the boat very stable at rest. The boat is close to unsinkable. Look up the video on YT where they try to sink one. It also keeps the boat very dry when underway.

Agreed. it’s nice and quiet and starts up easy

@@trollin2021 Yep. If you follow a few simple guidelines, mine starts in 1 or 2 pulls every time, even after sitting for weeks. And strangely enough, though it has the largest displacement of all the Japanese 6 HP 4-stroke outboards, at only 52 pounds it is still the lightest by a good margin. Suzuki made weight a top priority, which is really important to an old geezer like myself. And, as a lifelong gearhead, I can tell you there is simply no replacement for displacement. This means it can be more conservatively tuned, so you get the same power as the others but at a more leisurely RPM. This is great for things like noise ratings, fuel consumption, high frequency vibration and engine life. I am really loving mine.

The Panther Martins were flat lined and I used a 2oz snap weight for the triangle flasher with the weight about two feet under water

He likes them too.

@@trollin2021 Where are you? We fish for coho salmon at navajo lake in northern new mexico with those cowbells.

We’re in Colorado and that was on Lake Granby

Sorry I meant kokanee salmon. What else do you catch there besides browns?

@@tavspop typically it’s a lake trout fishery but we caught a few nice rainbows as well that day. There are Kokanee in Granby but we didn’t target them.

Yes it is Dillon Reservoir