Top speed 15 horsepower mercury outboard
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- The new 15-horsepower 2015 mercury four-stroke outboard on my 15-foot topper tracker flat bottom Jon boat. I go on a top-speed run to see how fast she will go even in rougher seas.
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Awesome camera angle! Thank you for the video! Plan on getting 15’ with 9.9four stroke mercury
Impressive speed with the weight
I have the exact same boat and motor I had it going 30 by myself So far love this boat already took it Gator and Duck hunting I caught my fill out a fish out of it works good for me
Mercury, is Numero UNO on the water. I had an old Merc 20hp on a 15' vee bottom aluminum boat. Raise it up a pin or 2 and add a sack of sand to the front for ballast, she would fly with 1 on board. Going into the wind got scary when the bow lifted like a flip over.
Had an Evinrude 40 on a 16" LOWE Alum Bass boat. 29-32 was best it would do via speedometer.
+RK Harm24 Thats reaqly cool! I love mine thanks for watching!
That's because the old Merc 20 wasn't a 20 at all. Someone did a prop shaft HP test and it came out to 27. That was back when they would underrate them on the cowling to have the fastest 20 on the water. My father had the same engine, old 20 with a 2 blade power prop and he told me that thing screamed like no tomorrow. It would smoke 20's of today, and he smoked a Chrysler 25 with that 20.
Brandon Hebert Yep. Older mercs were under stressed compared to yam, johnson, and others. My 50 hp has about the same CI as a yam 80! I can see that some parts (fuel pump) for one is not as nice as Yamaha. But It's still good and i can change myself for 10 dollars. But the actual motor is stronger and better against corrosion by far. And sometimes cheaper. The motor will last longer, more torque, and cheaper parts. Give me a 2 stroke merc anyday over a yammi or honda (who actually has the worst problems with corrosion)
Suzuki
This is the perfect vid because I am getting the same boat and motor
i think mercury's are one of the best or if not he best outboard in the market.. they have been for years..
They are average, Yamaha and Suzuki are the top 2
I have a 1983 Evinrude 15 that pushes my 1984 Sea Nymph 12K to 29mph. This is with fishing gear, marine battery, 55lb thrust trolling motor, anchor and a shaft that's about 2" too far in the water.
nice man. Im really stuck between the 15hp and the 20hp for my 1448. Thats a solid top speed for a 15hp.
It is pretty good but for the price difference I would get the 20hp
Mercury marine, #1 on the water
my 1232 jon boat with my 1989 10hp yamaha 4 stroke when 32 mph by myself it was super fast and the boat was brandnew and super light
+Erin prevost Nice! I just put a deck on that boat.
nice man i sold mine and i got a 14ft with a 1997 mercury 20hp 2 stroke
+Erin prevost I bet she runs pretty fast
yeah she does 30mph with 2 people in the boat but havent checked with one
+Erin prevost Dang! I'm taking mine out this weekend
22mph with three guys by a 15hp - that is one hot motor !
It really was. If one person you could easily get 25 mph it scooted
@@BuckcreekTV picking up a clean 2017 20hp Mercury looks like yours next week for our 14' Crestliner aluminum boat
@@dschwep7 That will be an awesome rig I'm sure you will enjoy. The only advice I can give you is that I had ethanol fuel in my engine and even with stabilizer it still ate my carburetor up definitely use ethanol free if you can get it.
@@BuckcreekTV we always use premium non-ethanol clear gas - do you still have your Mercury ?
@@BuckcreekTV Good advise for anyone to use non-ethanol in all smaller motors (Motorcycles, chain saws etc.)
My 2006 15 merc pushes my 13 ft whaler at about 20 mph. Which is pretty good for a small motor
+steven mckinsey that is and I love whalers I thought about getting one
Buck creek mine is a 1966. If u want a whaler get any model 1958-1985. Original trihull design. I'm not a big fan of the new 13 whalers but I'd take one if it was free. Lol. But the old ones are wayyyy lighter too. Mine is 275 lbs
+steven mckinsey absolutely awesome monts that was the model I was thinking about
+steven mckinsey I've got that jon boat and a 21 contender
Buck creek nice. Contenders are sweet. Not a fan of Yamaha motors though. My next whaler is gonna be a 17 montauk. And if I hit the lottery maybe the 42 outrage
Thank you for sharing this video.
Of course
Thanks for the 4stroke video .
No problem
My 1998 8 hp evinrude got me to 21 almost 22 MPH on my 12 ft v bottom klamath
Good thing you accounted for the PFD's, those are heavy AF. Probably be like 43 without them. The girl in the blue shorts, we need more of that in your videos.
That'd be my sister...
Wow that's faster than I would have thought for only 15 hp
An older 15 would cook that thing
My 15 hp Yamaha 2stroke taps 31
I have a 14ft paired with a 2018 yamaha 25hp and it pushes 34 with one person.
Thank you for your video.
For security you should turn right and get the way behind of yacht.
I know this is 3 years old, but you need some kind of kill switch for safety in case you get thrown from boat. 👍 keep up the vids
I appreciate it and there is one you may not be able to see it. It is attached to my back belt loop
Thanks for bringing that up!!! Flat bottom that fast on big water is a recipe for disaster if you are not prepared. We just lost a Father and son on a 14ft gruman on the Detroit river. Be smart when boating people.
Hey that looks familiar. Is that Perdido pass? And I’ve been looking into getting a 15hp. I have a 9.9 and it pushes me to 24-25 mph on a 1436 alumacraft but I plan on adding decking. Nice video
Yep it is, and thank you!
I was running my 9.9 without proper trim and only topping out at 21mph. I now have a 15hp I simply cannot wait to see how it shreds through the bayou 😈
Tohatsu
Was this inside Perdido Pass? I'm building a Jon to bring down to fish Little Lagoon. I've wondered about using it over in that bay as well.
You should be ok in little lagoon but I wouldn’t recommend using it near the pass. There is just way to much boat traffic normally.
Hey, cool vid. Thinking of getting the same engine and type of boat. What brand of Jon boat is that? And what brand of seat /how did you mount that cool seat you're sitting on? Thx.
It is a 15ft topper tracker I don't know what brand of seat it is. However, it is directly drilled to the boat with metal screws and the seat swivels. After a few years it has loosened a bit but still holds well. I have a video of all my upgrades made to the boat on my channel if that will help. Thanks for watching though.
I have a 2006 murcery 2 stroke on a 12 foot allium Jon boat that only weights about 80 pounds and it’s pushin some where around 40 with just me and a gas tank😂
what was minimum speed? think its low enough to troll
It's probably low enough to troll top speed at the lower end is two two and a half miles per hour possibly
I got a 1998 johnson 15hp it goes about 23mph on my 16 foot deep V
+MattMohs Outdoorshow Johnson is a good motor, and I would think most 15hp engines have around the same top speed. Thanks for watching man
Buck creek advertised hp only has to be within 10% of actual hp at the prop.
Interesting, you learn something new every day!
My 1640 river jon does about the same with some load but once i'm running bone dry with only a gallon or two of gas it'll go faster. Usually I'm running with a duck blind, dog, gun, and a couple dozen decoys. Then I'm in the 22 mph range. 9.5 x 10 pitch prop. I only weigh around 160. 1999 Johnson 15 hp.
Mine will do 24.3 at 3/4 throttle
Cool video! I’m looking at getting the tracker 1542 also. What shaft size is the motor you use long or short shaft?
They say the transom height is 16.5in
I used a short shaft and it worked well.
Are you in salt, fresh or brackish water? I want to bring my same motor to Florida but afraid of salt corrosion. Thanks
I live in an area where I use it in all three. (Mostly fresh and brackish water). The engine will be fine as long as you rinse it out after every saltwater use and for extra protection and assurance flush the motor with desalting or similar product.
Over 100k views nice bro
Thanks man I appreciate it
Is that livewell in the middle?
I guess the top speed would be lower if you use a curved bottom 15 boat right?
Not necessarily, on plane you will have less surface area on the water and therefore less drag on a v-hull, this should improve efficiency and top speed.
I guess you allready know by now that you only need to change the carb to push out 20hp.
Life Jacket
Did the other boat have the right of way as you blasted past it at 1:40?
No it did not when two vessels are heading towards each other each boat is a right-of-way vessel there is no standard head on vessel.
How is that boat propped, i have the identical outboard tiller steer on a 14ft aluminum boat and only get 19mph
I'm not go certain, it's whatever prop same from the factory
I’m sure my boat is a little heavier, 1962 Starcraft 14ft. None the less OMG is it a great outboard holy crap. I love it, it’ll fire ice cold without the choke and put a little heat in it and it runs like a top
It’s pushed me across many many miles worth of lakes and never even had one hiccup
You seriously not using the kill chord?
i would trim that motor up for better speed.. you want to ride on about the back 1/3 of the hull
+Chris Ogley You are right, it would give me an extra mile or 2.
+Buck creek I think a smoother ride to. 😎
That was a fairly smooth ride, I did want to compare it to a few other runs with about the same weight and they were within a tenth of a mile of that run.
I love this boat. is that aluminium? what is the brand of it?
It’s aluminum, it is a 15 topper tracker
@@BuckcreekTV do you know the wheight of the boat?
The boat and engine, gas, battery probably 300-500 lb
What size prop? Diameter and pitch of blades?
I am not certain it was the standard size that came on the engine.
I have a 14ft Jon Boat with a 15 hp and my boat won't even plane out? How do you get your's so fast? Could it be my motor?
+Nashty Nash It may be the motor, does it sound like it's over revving at full throttle? I would suggest putting the motor as deep in the water as you can, and if the prop is damaged to replace it
JSL Productions I can get 20mph on a 14 fiberglass with a 10hp. I think it’s definitely your motor. Try what he said. Also what motor is it?
I'm sorry it's a 15hp Yamaha and it's a 2008 when I commented I was tired as hell
+MattMohs Outdoorshow it's cool man and like I said in the other comment your right top speed depends on a lot of things
+MattMohs Outdoorshow it's cool man and like I said in the other comment your right top speed depends on a lot of things
14 foot yammy? Yeah you were tired. Smoking crack for three days
Mines only a 20" model, a 14 foot one's probably creating lot of drag and slowing you down, you probably lose even more speed each time you go near the shore :)
Where was that?
Alabama coast
Titusville Florida????
Alabama
I wouldn't say that. I have a 14 foot boat with a 14 foot Yamaha and it only goes 18 mph
Your right I should have re phrased that, top speed has a lot of variables the hull, weight of the boat, people on board, draft,seas, engines gear ratio, how high will it rev, etc
Nice video I'm buying a maverick 88 tomorrow for $170 used do you thank it's worth that should I try to get it for $160
+Paul Brittain I think its worth $170, If you both agreed upon $170 already I wouldn't try to buy it for a lower amount. However, if a price was not agreed upon find a reason on why he should drop the price. For example, having to drive out of the way to meet him, rust and scratches on the barrel things like that. It also depends on how friendly the seller is and how badly he needs to sell the gun. I hope this helps god luck!
+Buck creek OK thank he told me it's in great shape it's not that old still has the sticker on the stock
I would pay the $170 its definitely worth it. When I bought mine it was in rougher shape.
It's a 2006 with only 10hrs on the motor. He wants 1700 for it and 700 for the 14ft tracker jon boat??
That isn't a bad deal
Where did you get it
Bass pro shop
If you don't mind how much was that engine?
+Bass Masters $1,500 or less I think
Bass Masters I
So is it fast??
how dose the bow rase
Doesnt rise too much especially once on plane.
Whats a good price to pay for a 15hp mercury
That is very dependent upon the year and the condition of the motor for a new one you're looking at closer to 3 Grand but it is well worth it because it comes with electric fuel injection meaning you don't have to worry about a carburetor getting destroyed by ethanol if it is an older model say a 2015 such as mine or later probably between to Grand and $1,000 depending on condition
I get 23-25 on my Avon 12 ft inflatable
Bagus. Prefek
Guy needs to learn what a kill cord is
He said in a response to another comment that its clipped on behind his back on his belt buckle,you welcome
No life jacket
Sarasota bay??
Ole river
Bayou St. John* OBA
Looks like pinellas
I prefer 2 stroke outboards (WEIGHT!! sound).
Nice.. Live jacket, live jacket???
You need to get a evinrude
Dean Fulford an*
If he bought a 15hp Evinrude it would be exactly the same motor as his Mercury, built by Tohatsu, but don't let that get in the way of unfounded brand bias. Personally, I'd buy the Tohatsu 15hp, as it's about $500 less than the Mercury and Evinrude for the same mechanicals, even if the uninformed wonder why you bought a "cheap Chinese crap outboard", while coveting their Mercury/Evinrude. I have a 6 hp Tohatsu kicker motor on my big boat and cannot believe the ignorant comments I hear. A guy selling a new Mercury 9.9 recently told me he'd never recommend a Tohatsu to anyone because there is no one who can work on them and you can't get parts, when I explained to him his Mercury was built by Tohatsu he became quite irate, needless to say I didn't buy his motor.
@@fiveowaf454 That was the move. Knowledge is power.
@@fiveowaf454 OMC used Suzuki powerheads. not nissan/tohatsu which was Brusnwick.
@@ct1762 Not any more they are Tohatsu according to a press release some years back and Mercury being unhappy with the relationship.
hi my name is Nathan and I would like to say that I race these engines nonmodifyed and I can hit 60, if you would like to see more go to apba .org. while I weigh 145, with my boat its 325, so they are very light, but again they are completely stock
No way that guy is 240
I'm 230 and he appears to be a lot smaller next to the 140lb guy than I would. However, that's still good performance with 3 people in the boat whatever their weight.