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| I am buying a 2014 1750 fish hawk. The question I have is if anyone has a 2013 and what motor option they have on it. thinking mercury 115 4-stroke, 115 or 125 optimax. Boat is rated for 125 max. Just looking to get some opinions on top speed, noise, and performance between them and if anyone has one. thanks |
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Location: New Lenox, Illinois | Always max out the h/p on your boat. If it's rated for 125 put that on it |
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| the max 4 stroke for the boat is a 115 hp cause they dont make a 125 in a four stroke. i guess the big question is 2 or 4 stroke and that is why i would like to talk to someone with one.
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Location: New Lenox, Illinois | Are you locked in on a mercury? I prefer 2 stroke myself, take a look at the e- tec if that's an option. Amazing performance and incredibly quiet for a 2 stroke. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
A friend of mine had a 2012 1750 fishhawk that had a 115 four stroke on it. I did not get a chance to work with him on getting a different prop on it, so it was very slow out of the hole. Sound was fine....quiet enough to have a good conversation side by side with a little louder voice. Once on plane it was a 38 - 40 mph boat...something always struck me a little off with it, though... He ended up selling it...
The extra 10hp from the opti is nice, but not a huge necessity as the 10hp will only gain you a little more "umph" and about 2 mph at most. I am also a proponent of maxing out the horsepower on the boat as it is nice to have the low end torque when you need it...especially in rougher seas and you need to get out of it. Biggest advantage is in a following sea... more power to get the boat up onto the next wave before the following wave crashes down onto the transom, swamping the boat.
Overall performance between the two and 4 strokes will be very close with hole shot edge going to a 2 stroke for the most part, but the technology in these motors has them very close throughout. Expense you will see more with the Opti as it requires oil being a 2 stroke model. Weights will be fairly close.
top speed should be right around 45 lightly loaded if you go with the 125, and just shy of that with either of the 115's.
If you plan on using the motor to troll a bit, the four stroke will be a nice choice as fumes are not an issue, and it will sip the fuel, without any issue of gumming up a spark plug. I have not heard of many who use their opti's for trolling so hopefully someone will chime in on that aspect as well.
My gut instinct says go 125 opti, with the understanding there might be a little more cost involved for oil...but...that is highly dependent on how you plan on using the boat. the 10hp is not a huge amount and probably will not hurt any resale value overall if you decide to go 4 stroke. There are many out there with the 4 stroke 115 on them.
Steve
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| I don't know if this helps much, but have an 18.5 Crestliner Raptor. Have a 150 hp Optimax on it and its great. It is louder than a 4 stroke but does the same if not better gas mileage. Hole shot is great, can reach 48 mph but again, that's bigger than you're looking at. 4 blade stainless steel prop on it. I would go max hp allowed and don't think you'd go wrong with an Optimax... |
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| I run a 2010 1750 Fishhawk with a 115 ETEC HO. Been a very solid boat for me, averaging just under 100 hours a season on it. I cruise nicely around 30MPH GPS at 4K RPM, which is the sweet spot in speed vs. fuel economy for my motor. I can get up to around 40 on it, but at that point it starts guzzling and I just do not see why I really need to get there that much faster unless I'm competing with some yutz for a known fish.
The Etec trolls great, I can run her as low as 1.8MPH without much issue. I do troll a fair amount and do not have any issues, just do not expect to move the speed in .1MPH increments like a walleye guy might want to do. (Get a kicker if you need to do this)
The motor is loud at cruising speed, which is where I see the big difference between my ride and my friends who have 4 strokes. It isn't unbareable, just not as whisper quiet as yammie.
I've enjoyed the heck out of my boat when it comes to musky fishing. Rod locker is too small for typical musky rods, but ends up being a great bait storage compartment. I custom rigged the port side to accomodate musky rods, works great, up to 9 1/2'. Boat trolls well, and has, IMO, the best overall deck layout of 17' tin boats to support casting. Excellent all around platform that will let you do the majority of presentations without much issue.
I run a side console, so the deck space/rod storage stuff i described above would not apply to a full windshield/double console version. (why I went SC)
Edited by Brad P 3/17/2014 2:59 PM
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| Thanks for all the replies guys. Still undecided and going to do a little more research. It's a big investment. |
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| I have an 04 1850 DC with a Honda 135. If you can max it, then max it. I avg 41-42 on the GPS. What are your priorities?
oil or no oil?
sound?
Speed?
fumes?
I went with the Honda (4S) because I never have to worry about oil, its dead quiet, and it fires up instantly every single time. I know the Yamaha makes a bulletproof 115 that has quite the reputation. Apparently the new Merc 4 strokes have been getting great reviews.
Optimax is very proven as well. Again, you have to deal with oil, noise, and smoke, but they are very proven and very efficient.
I will add that the Honda 115, 135, and 150 are the same engine.
135 - variable intake
150 - vtec |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The OptiMax burns as clean as the 4 strokes. |
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| My brother has a 2001 1850 Fish Hawk with a 115 Suzuki 4-stroke and the the hole shot is very good, top speed is 40-43 depending on load, minimum trolling speed is about 2.2 mph. |
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Location: Minnesota | If you are not locked in on a mercury look at the F 115 Yamaha. The Yamaha makes a great motor |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
I could see he might be locked in as the boat might already have mercury pre-rig.
Steve
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| Being it is a Crestliner, odds are it is pre-rigged Merc since they are both owned by Brunswick |
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| Bigger dealers will have different motor options.
I have a Honda 150 on my 1850 Fish Hawk. |
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| Concur on some dealers having options. They put the ETEC on mine without issue. My guess is with the down economy it won't be hard to find one willing to go the extra mile to get your business. |
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| bucknuts - 3/25/2014 2:23 PM
Bigger dealers will have different motor options.
I have a Honda 150 on my 1850 Fish Hawk.
Jealous of that 150 Honda. They are beautiful on the back aren't they? |
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| Hondas are so choice. |
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Buying a 2014 Crestliner 1750 Fish Hawk and have motor question about options