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2004 18’ fisherman with 90 hp Yamaha - horribly underpowered ? What would be top speed

Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 7:39 pm
by Silver boater
Looking at an 04 18’ fisherman with a 90 hp Yamaha - is Hp enough to run it on plane ? I’m wanting to go 35mph, run at 25-28 mph

Re: 2004 18’ fisherman with 90 hp Yamaha - horribly underpowered ? What would be top speed

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2024 11:35 am
by bigblocksarefun
Yes it will plane, but it will be working harder and won't go as fast. Max hp rating is 150 and boats like that typically get a 115-140 (if not the max).
https://www.wellcraft.com/uploads/2016/ ... 180F04.pdf