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Location: Eagle River, WI | I don't think a 60 hp motor is big enough for a 1750 tiller.
I had a 75 hp ELPTO 2-stroke on a boat I had a couple of years ago and I couldn't troll with it. It would "load up" and start to run rough after 15 minutes on low rpm's. On the other hand my 115 optimax you could run at trolling speeds all day and it would never miss a beat.
My uncle has a 2001 1600 fishhawk with a 70 hp Johnson on it and it seems plenty for that boat. It planes out nice and runs about 35-37 mph on the gps. I think a 50hp would be alittle under powered for that boat. In the long run you would be running the motor harder to get more top end out of it, which would lead to you burning more fuel than if you had a bigger motor.
Just my .02. |
