I have an 11' aluminum boat, and am concerned with the negative reviews and durability of this motor. Any good reviews with same type boat?
2025827
Hello , it gets you around . It is very noizy . For the price , it's great .
2025828
This motor is of terribly low quality, and it's not geared well so it is quite slow for the short period of time that it does run. Do not buy this!
2025829
don't expect more from the motor than what you pay for it..if it's on a lake your fine.. don't expect to hit any rivers with it. Motor runs good though.
816143
I'm very happy & satisfied with Hangkai 2 cycle boat engine. I guess It's manufactured by (Generic) a well known Company for Generators & other equipment here in USA... As far as 12 miles a hour -- it's a stretch..Depends on the weight of your boat, occupants and gear, --- In very still waters -- I would bet it will exceed 7 mph easily... How about this for thought: Engine will run on full Throttle for like 2-3 hours on 1 tank of fuel & you will be very far from home.... For the Money it's a great value vs, prices of other boat engines... Like you, I was hesitant about purchase, turned out to be a great fun & investment. Frank
2032898
My friend has a pontoon boat, not sure the length and motor size, but it pulled it just fine. Our boys are younger, <8, so we don't just go wide open, but it pulled the tube fine.
110809
Alex , I gave this boat to my son in law Neil Wattier, his email is wattier32@hotmail.com Please ask him ,he has the boat and I think it'll be faster talking directly to Neil. If I can be any other help please ask. Howard
1293096
Yes. I used mine on a large lake with a 14' aluminum row boat, and it was more than adequate. The only issue is will your boat handle the 45 lb. battery?
1237870
yes it does pretty well. we use it on our boat and have never had a problem
712764
Depends on how much junk you have in the boat... and how far you're going to haul it. Big motor..? I wouldn't do it, since the weight would hang quite a bit back on the load. The trailer is stout enough, but I'd be sensible about how much it could handle.
340688
I got the motor mount by going to the Sevylor site. It was ~$80.00 and definitely worth it. My motor is 3.5 hp. If you can't find oars on Amazon try Cabella's or Bass Pro Shop online.
1716659
Well if it's not as good is pretty close it. I never had any problems with this engine. Very reliable and strong. I trust this brand.
1005307
You can buy more expensive one with oars or buy separately. My son has used the boat in our pool for a month with no issues. He loves it.
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this is the best jack made, however moving a boat with the jack fully extended should alway be avoided when possible. i do on occation move it a few inches to clear the ball because im too lazy to move the vehicle but it works well for me. my boat is quite heavy. its fiberglass 21 footer with a 250 hp yamaha. i have used it one or two seasons now and i had the same brand before that lasted 10 years. im at the lake fishing every weekend and i take my boat in and out each day that i fish so it gets heavy use. i would recommend this jack highly based on my past experience with this same jack and manufactorer. this is the best jack made, however moving a boat with the jack fully extended should alway be avoided when possible. i do on occation move it a few inches to clear the ball because im too lazy to move the vehicle but it works well for me. my boat is quite heavy. its fiberglass 21 footer with a 250 hp yamaha. i have used it one or two seasons now and i had the same brand before that lasted 10 years. im at the lake fishing every weekend and i take my boat in and out each day that i fish so it gets heavy use. i would recommend this jack highly based on my past experience with this same jack... » Read More this is the best jack made, however moving a boat with the jack fully extended should alway be avoided when possible. i do on occation move it a few inches to clear the ball because im too lazy to move the vehicle but it works well for me. my boat is quite heavy. its fiberglass 21 footer with a 250 hp yamaha. i have used it one or two seasons now and i had the same brand before that lasted 10 years. im at the lake fishing every weekend and i take my boat in and out each day that i fish so it gets heavy use. i would recommend this jack highly based on my past experience with this same jack and manufactorer. « Show Less
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Hi Cheryl, This is a very well made product! I am not sure what transom you plan on mounting this on, but I have an inflatable Achilles 12ft boat. I load everything including 115lb outboard and sometimes take the boat down some pretty rough paths to get to the water. I need something that won't break while going over branches, mud, etc. Then, when you get to the lake, just raise the wheels. They will lock upright in 2 different positions. Just take your time while determining where to mount them the brackets on your boat, the directions are good. You shouldn't pull your boat with your vehicle; not sure why you would be worried about the hub or tire. They should last for years. Check air once a season; like all tires, they tend to needing slight filling once a year. Very simple to raise and lower; spring loaded slots. And yes, pull the lock pin on each wheel and you can remove them. I am very critical on alot of poor Amercian engineering and spent alot of my life repairing things. I like the best in what I buy and would recommend this highly to you. You won't find any better. Enjoy!
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I have 2 of them and they are both the 15LB. model.I purchased one and liked the holding power they offer and the feature where the weeds can easily be shed from them by giving the anchor line a quick jerk which my more expensive Danforth anchors don't offer so I purchased a second one.I use these anchors on my 29 Ft powerboat.One I set off the bow and the other I set off the stern.The Digger company does offer a 10 and 12LB. model so if your boat is smaller you may want to consider them.
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Wow...Classic Motor! I use mine for a Minnkota trolling motor on my INTEX SEAHAWK inflatable boat, and it supports it just fine. It's adjustable, so I don't see why it wouldn't support your very cool motor. If you get it, please post your results.
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Everything has worked fine so far. Only used three times. Am having aluminum oar locks made, as plastic too soft. Used my electric trolling motor on craft, which worked good. Need to design a rudder, as in windy conditions hard to hold a course with motor. Overall pleased with quality and price.
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This motor will work in saltwater if you clean it off after each use. I could barely make it back to the dock in a fresh water lake it's so under powered. This would not be a good motor to use if there is a current or waves. It's unreliable and will most likely will result in a situation were you will need to be rescued.
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I have a Intex Seahawk 4 boat and it says (on the boat) "Max motor weight-18lbs". I think the Excursion ones are about the same. The Intex Mariner 4 is said to handle a motor weighing up to 40 lbs, but that's the biggest. I've used a 40 lbs thrust electric motor that weighs ~25 lbs on my Seahawk where it went pretty good after some adjusting. I adjusted the motor depth to have the motor fully submerged, but only ~18 inches deep rather than near the full 30 inches the shaft was. The reason I did that was because the motor shaft acts like a lever where the further away the motor is, the more leverage it has against the little rubbery motor mounts joints on the boat that the tubes from this go thru. So not giving it so much leverage was "taking it easy" on the boats mount joints. I don't know if you can adjust such on yours, but this newer plastic board design (versus the old wood ones) has a much better chance of holding up. I say that because another guy tried such an engine with the old one and said "The board slid down the tubes and broke the tubes", the plastic board won't slide now because the u-bolts go between some "ribs".