Car Topper

[gunna]

Daughters partner is after a second hand car topper with 6 hp for my grandson. He tested one today that was about 10.5 ft with a 6hp four stroke. Daughters partner is about 100 kilo and couldn’t get the boat on the plane. Which makes him wonder if the motor might be stuffed. I have no experience with small motors.

So my question is to those who have some experience with the smaller motors. Would you expect a 6hp four stroke to get a 10.5 ft tinny onto the plane with a 100 kilo bloke on the tiller.

[Noelm]

Possible to plane, but 6HP is not much power.

[Dezzer]

As a 60kg nipper I'd run up the front, get it on the plane, and back to the tiller with a 5

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[scottar]

It would be border line. A 6hp two stroke used to just get mine up with a couple of 75kg teens on board. As mentioned, weight distribution may be the key - might need a tiller extension.

[gunna]

Thanks guys. It will get used by a 12 yr old so weight shouldn’t be a problem. Sounds like it might have worked as expected then.

[GBC]

6 hp needs a license. 12 yo can drive a 4 hp in qld?

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[fishizzle]

In qld 6hp and under = no license required.
4hp and under = no rego required.

[gunna]

In qld 6hp and under = no license required.
4hp and under = no rego required.

Yep - got that one. Why we are at 6hp.