How fast is a 2.5hp outboard motor? or a 3.5?

Question

How fast is a 2.5hp outboard motor? or a 3.5?

Answer 1

it  depends  on  the  weight  and  ur  hull  speed  mun

Answer 2

On what? A rib, dingy, cruise liner....

On a small rib or dingy you might get 5-10 mph inshore, a bit faster on a lake.

Answer 3

Not very fast at all! Maybe 4 or 5 knots on an r.i.b.

Answer 4

I had a 5 hp mercury on a 10ft inflatable and it wouldn't quite get it up on the plane, about 6-7 mph, a 10hp on the same boat was a totally different beasty.

Answer 5

That would be a trolling motor. Depends on the size of your boat but it would never achieve 20 or 25. Maybe 5 mph on a 12 ft.

Answer 6

migth get you up to about 20 or 25 mph

Answer 7

depends on the boat

i poresume you mean want it on a small dinghy so probably up to 4 or 5 knots you deffineriatly wont plane.