Speed of a 20'

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CaptainBob
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Speed of a 20'

#1 Post by CaptainBob » Sun Jun 05, 2011 2:30 pm

I am wondering what the speed of a 20' pontoon with a 90 hp???
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Re: Speed of a 20'

#2 Post by kryptonite » Sun Jun 05, 2011 3:01 pm

My guess would be around 25-28 mph.
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Re: Speed of a 20'

#3 Post by blackberg » Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:14 pm

I got 18 on a 20' with a 60hp and wind
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Re: Speed of a 20'

#4 Post by brumbyvet.1044 » Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:26 pm

Without strakes probably 22-26 mph.
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Re: Speed of a 20'

#5 Post by oldmn19 » Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:48 pm

My 22' with a 90 hp 4 stroke gets 25 with 2 on board. You should see a little more depending on your weight, I'd say 24 to 28 mph!
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Re: Speed of a 20'

#6 Post by PlaynDoc » Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:52 pm

how fat is your... i mean, how much weight will you be carrying in the boat??
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Re: Speed of a 20'

#7 Post by rpm121370 » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:53 pm

CaptainBob wrote:I am wondering what the speed of a 20' pontoon with a 90 hp???

Hi, I have a 20' Bennington with a 90hp Mercury 2 stroke, 2 people on board I can get 23-25 depending on how calm the water is

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Re: Speed of a 20'

#8 Post by CaptainBob » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:57 pm

OK just checking if I was doing the same as everyone else and I can do 24 with just me and 23 with the family onboard.
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Re: Speed of a 20'

#9 Post by yellowk9 » Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:06 pm

Two toons, whole family on board, calm water, 23 mph. I usually cruise at about 18-20 mph at about 4500 rpm. This is with a 90 hp 4-stroke Suzuki.
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Re: Speed of a 20'

#10 Post by Ghostrider » Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:25 pm

My 22' Sweetwater with 60HP Yamaha 4 Stroke tops out a little over 19 mph spinning 5800 RPMs. That's with the family on board, and I might hit 20 mph under perfect conditions. At 4200 RPMs I run about 14 mph; that seems to be the most comfortable cruising speed.
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Re: Speed of a 20'

#11 Post by Red555 » Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:44 am

CaptainBob wrote:I am wondering what the speed of a 20' pontoon with a 90 hp???
I got a new 20' with 90hp.

I get 27-28 mph (GPS) with 2 heavy adults. WOT = 5500 RPM Redline = 6000.

The speedo says 30. But I believe the GPS...
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Re: Speed of a 20'

#12 Post by Lunker » Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:55 am

I have a 60hp Big Foot and I get 23-24 GPS WOT with 2 people.

I would guess your gonna get upper 20's with a 90
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Re: Speed of a 20'

#13 Post by GregF » Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:04 pm

I have the same setup and do about the same as Lunker. I just don't run WOT very much. It sounds better on the motor to me at ~4400 and that is still 18-19. Fuel economy is better too.
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Re: Speed of a 20'

#14 Post by buzzardbeak » Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:25 pm

I have a 22' with a 90 4st, 27" toons, and got 27.3 GPS with 3 on board and 1/2 tank. You should do better than I do.

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Re: Speed of a 20'

#15 Post by mjlyn » Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:07 pm

GregF wrote:I have the same setup and do about the same as Lunker. I just don't run WOT very much. It sounds better on the motor to me at ~4400 and that is still 18-19. Fuel economy is better too.

Greg F what prop do you have on your 60. I have a 20' Lowe Suncruiser with a Merc 4stroke 60.....I max out at about 17-18 GPS @5300 rpm. Not sure what prop i have now, but i dinged it up a little at the end of last year and am going to replace it soon.


Same question for Lunker also....what prop? (Although mine is not a bigfoot)
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