how fast does the v14 sg go w/25hp?

[greg paxton]

I have found a pretty decent deal on a tracker sg v-14 and was curious about the top speed. the package comes with the 25hp, but I could trade up for the 40hp. if I can plane the boat easily with 2 adults and hover in the 20mph area, I will be happy with the 25hp.

thanks

bean

now, where did I put those 9.9 stickers? ;-)

 

[Rich D]

Bean,



You should be o.k. with the 25. I get up on plane pretty well with the 25 on a 16' and max out between 18-22 on gps.



Rich D

 

[greg paxton]

that sounds perfect. my fisher hits 20mph under the same cond(2 persons,light gear,etc)and I didn't want to give up too much by switching boats.

thanks for the speedy reply

bean

 

[Corey Carrico2]

Bean--

I had the 2002 SG14 with the 25. With two people it planed no problem and hit right around 20MPH. With three people you have to get someone up front to get on plane, once on plane it was fine. I really enjoyed the boat and if I could have justified having that AND the Nitro I would have never sold it.



Corey

 

[TrepMan]

Bean - Just checked www.trackerboats.com - Tracker says the SG V14 with side console and the 25merc will push that boat 24-26mph!!! Now, i've got the 40merc on my 175 and she'll push 31 (right at what tracker says she'll do) so i'd assume with a light load on one person 25 is doable. With 2 guys and gear low 20's should be reasonable.

 

[greg paxton]

Corey,

how did the boat handle in rough water (2' chop)? also, did the wind push it around while trolling ?

 

[greg paxton]

trepman,

thanks buddy. where did you find that info? I was on the tracker site and couldn't find it.

 

[Corey Carrico2]

Bean--

I mostly had it on two lakes, one was 450 acres and the other was 1200 acres with heavy traffic on both. Several times I had wakes come over the back but we are talking big wakes from 25-30 footers doing slow laps around me. However, I hear the new model possibly has thicker metal and is welded which can only help with durability while running in the waves. Mine would slap the waves pretty hard so I ran slow which may have contributed to catching those waves over the back.



As far as wind goes you will find that the SG14 has very low sides compared to the bigger SG's. I would say they are just as low to the water as the Mod V boats or very close. So, wind was never much of a problem so long as you keep the big motor down as a rudder, the waves were more of a concern than anything and if you are fairly experienced you can overcome that.



Hope this helps...if you are on smaller bodies of water or somehow found a low traffic lake I would highly recommend it. I had a 45# Minn Kota and two Garmin 240's on mine. The Minn Kota was plenty powerful.



Corey

 

[Corey Carrico2]

Just checked the Tracker site....they made it 6 inches wider than the one I had and raised the transom a couple inches! Go for it.



Corey

 

[TrepMan]

Bean - Go to www.trackerboats.com, select your boat, then select the "Motor Upgrades" section. They usualy have them for all boats listed, they are just behind a little getting the 2003's updates, but hey have them for the SG V14.

 

[mike chip]

I had a pro 16 with a 25, I would run 25 mph with 2 adult and full gear all day. I also had a 14 foot john boat that would run 18 mph with two adult with a 9.9 pushing her. so that boat should go 20 easy.