Someone that is familar with boat motors, please help me?

Question

here is the picture of the motor i am thinking about buying, but i have some questions that hopfully someone can answer

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2uzypp1&s=3

the motor is a mercury 3.3 horsepower

and my questions are: how fast do u think i would be able to go on a 14 foot fiberglass john boat

and my next question is does this motor look like it is run on gas? and if so does it connect to a gas tank, or do u put the gas in the motor?

anyhelp is greatly apprectiated

thanks

keith

Answer 1

yes it runs on gas, and the gas goes into the motor, not in a tank attached by a hose. And without a doubt, this engine is too small fo what you want. You want atleast a 15 hp

Answer 2

The motor in the picture runs on a mixture of gas and oil.  The tank is built into the top of the motor and the filler cap is visible in the picture. Use only 2 stroke oil with a  TCW 3 rating on the label and mix using a ratio of  50 parts gasoline to 1 part oil .  At most a 3 hp motor will push this boat about 6 mph wide open .throttle.

NOTE: Are you sure it's a 3.3hp??  There are no Mercury 3.3 hp motors listed on the chart at this site.

http://www.marineengine.com/mfr/mercury_...

Answer 3

Keith,  I couldnt get the pic to come up,  a 3.3 on a fiberglass boat?  Fiberglass is heavy,  I am going to say yes it runs on gas and my experience is that the tank is probably on the engine.  If you want to know anything about a mercury you need to talk to Chris Troutt at Troutt and Sons,  go to trouttandsons.com to take a look.  They have been doing this for over 30 years.