can a 60hp Gale move a v20?

[Destroyer]

Alex, it depends on what you want to do and how fast you want to go. Speaking from experience, a 60 hp anything is not enough to get a V20 on plane, so if you want to go fast get a bigger hp engine. That said, any engine (including a 2 1/2 hp British Seagull) will move the boat at trolling speed or a little faster. But for safely moving on the great lakes I'd want an engine that could make my boat really move towards shore in a hurry if needed. Lake Superior has a reputation for swallowing boats and people. Do you want to be one of them?

[nipper]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

Alex, it depends on what you want to do and how fast you want to go. Speaking from experience, a 60 hp anything is not enough to get a V20 on plane, so if you want to go fast get a bigger hp engine. That said, any engine (including a 2 1/2 hp British Seagull) will move the boat at trolling speed or a little faster. But for safely moving on the great lakes I'd want an engine that could make my boat really move towards shore in a hurry if needed. Lake Superior has a reputation for swallowing boats and people. Do you want to be one of them?

Strains of Gordon Lightfoot's wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald in the background.

[Alex]

Thanks for the help.I am going to retry the pics.I dont plan on doing anything near lake superior.-I am just going to stay safe in anchor bay in lake st. clair.I have always been the type to just go to a swimming spot with 100 other boats near by-swim with the wife and kids then come straight back to shore.-I found out how very little I know about boating after I went to algonac fireworks show and watched it from my 16 foot sea king boat,well the north channel sure is scary at midnight and the fact that I thought I could just watch the shore and find my way back home.Man what a night-thank god my girlfriend at the time new how to get us back.-She had ex's with real boats and real navigation skills!!

[Alex]

I joined photobucket-I try and try to download the URL to put the pics on the post and all I get is a invalid file notice.Anyway I do have a couple pics of the boat I can email them unless someone can help me once again.My email address is [email protected] if you want to see 2 pictures of the boat and trailer.

[Road King Cole]

Hi Alex,

No offense, but your post about going out at night scares me. Please look into taking a boating safety course. Many states offer free online courses and tests which is a good start.

thanks,

rkc

[Alex]

I did it a photo of the $250 boat

[Alex]

Here is another pic of the inside of the 1976 $250 wellcraft.I found the steering cables and wheel on the floor.Bimini top intact and a nice vinyl cover and a 1990's gps.The guy had it posted on craigslist as $200 ez loader trailer with free boat hull

[bradford]

Originally Posted by Alex

I did it a photo of the $250 boat

I'll let someone else tell him.

EDIT: dam, wilson beat me to it!