WaterSports! Tubing, Wakeboarding! All That Fun Stuff. Help Please?

Question

Well my family is buying a boat and we were going to get a 190 horsepower inboard, which was cool with me, cause thats alot for an 18 footer.

Anyway, we couldnt get that one so now they have found one thats only a 90 horsepower. I am really into tubing and stuff and was wondering if this is enough to go fast, and pull me out of the water while wakeboarding.

How much horsepower do you use? Or how much would you recommend. I weigh about 160 pounds if that matters. Also how fast will 90 horsepower pull a 16 footer?

Thank You SO Much.

Answer 1

You know...  My uncle had a 190 HP Searay 185 sport... 18 feet... and it could do 58 mph... and yank you out of the water fast while wakeboarding.... and i have a 325 HP 22 foot boat (Moomba Mobius LSV) and it can go 47 peak... but you could pull probabbly 10 people up on different wakeboards at one time... it all has to do with the prop... if we changed out the prop and put on a speed prop... that boat would go way to fast for its own good... but we have a wakeboarding (Torq) Prop... i would honestly stick with the 190 hp... the 90 is very questionable...

Answer 2

Boats are not as fast as people may think. But, on water they fast enough. I had a 165 HP inboard that do about 50 maybe 55 with a clean hull and 21 pitch prop. We could tube 2 people with a 19 pitch prop, but, really tubing, sking, wakeboarding, whatever you do, it more  fun solo as you can move everywhere without someone in the way. The 90 HP may do 30-35. But, with maybe a 19 pitch prop, it be a little slower and pull a Skier, tube, wakeboard etc. Believe me, when you crash and burn you will think you were going much faster as you gasp for air. ;-) Years before I had the 165, I had a old 95 outboard. Everyone had a blast. The more people that in the boat will also affect speed. When we were younger we could barefoot behind a 70 HP (Before people got scared and start holding on to those poles). That about a 150 pound person. I believe a heavier person could barefoot also. We would sit on a wakeboard until the boat plained off, feet forward and then just stand up holding the rope handle close in to our chest.  I not remember the prop pitch. Probably 17 pitch as the lower the number the more pulling power. But, I think you will enjoy the 90 HP. Do not worry about trying to have the fastest boat, as there always one faster. Have Fun!

Answer 3

If you are asking questions like this i would say you should worry about other things first,like learning how to wake board or like having your shorts ripped off your butt while riding a tube.Don't put the cart before the horse.Let your daddy worry about the grown up stuff like buying a boat.I am sure that what ever your dad buys he will be able to make you scream like a little girl from fear.LOL