Does it float? 1648 Jon Boat Build WATER TEST | Mercury 25hp Two Stroke

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- Finally got to test the 1648 Jon Boat on water with the 25HP Mercury Two-stroke I've been sitting on for months! What a day it was, some good, some bad. Thanks for watching!
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[@joeschmoe1301]

This is a GREAT series!! So hard to find series like this tho. You just stumble on to them by chance. Again, fantastic useful content. 👌

[@mvboutdoors]

Thank you for the comment! I'm glad people are finding it useful.

[@logan2japan466]

What a joy to ride, wish I could get speed in like that but I only got a 5hp 😅

[@iwantosavemoney]

I think this size boat with the open floor and a 25hp tiller hand is an excellent set up and that I want for my family.

[@mvboutdoors]

It really is a sweet a spot, we enjoyed the hell the out of it.

[@mvboutdoors]

Well this was an experience.. I didn't even have a trolling motor on the boat. Live and learn!

[@c.shoefish]

I'm not a merc guy at all...but those 25s are solid. Just be sure to keep putting fresh non ethanol gas in that thing. Good job on the troubleshooting too. Cool video.

[@mvboutdoors]

Thanks! It's an awesome motor. I was glad it was something so simple too.

[@brycepeters6163]

I have a merc 2.5 racing motor that thing will get up go ive never had any problems with it besides replacing 30 year old fuel lines but I also have a few small mercs they run really good but they have there problems, no what I will never buy again is a Chrysler motor those are absolutely junk, mercs and Johnson’s are the most reliable in my opinion but everyone can have an opinion

[@c.shoefish]

@@brycepeters6163 those 2.5s were awesome...most of the 90s and early 2000s mercs were solid. I have just never been a fan of Merc, in my experience as a tech for over 20 years, their reliability just isn't there. When they're running right, they're excellent...otherwise, they're eh. I'll stick to Yamaha.

[@donniegray2288]

Looks like a strong motor.Those mercury 2 strokes haul butt.

[@mvboutdoors]

You're not joking, I only got to maybe 1/3 throttle? My setup is way too bare to go any faster. I can't wait to see what it tops out at.

[@donniegray2288]

@@mvboutdoors I've got the 25 efi 4 stroke and on my 16ft Lowe it does 32 with just me and every now and then I can hit 33 but I have tried several props to get there and that's with my boat running light and with the right prop yours will do that too I'd say mercs are strong I love em.

[@knightcustombuilds6988]

Running a 25hp tohatsu pushing my Duracraft 38mph. But it's had some work done to it. Cheers Boys

[@twhitley22]

How deep are the sides on that? Those are awesome old boats!

[@chriseisele9969]

Hey u adapted btw where did you test boat at ?

[@mvboutdoors]

Caesars Creek

[@chriseisele9969]

@@mvboutdoors though so

[@knotenoughfishing3612]

Is this the boat in a box kit build?

[@mvboutdoors]

No there were no kits used for this build

[@SladeDoll]

What brand Jon boat

[@mvboutdoors]

That was a Landau boat

[@sanz_leader1201]

Did you ever get a top speed ?

[@mvboutdoors]

Unfortunately I didn't, my setup was pretty sketch at the time of testing I want comfortable pushing it. When I did start getting comfortable the motor went out!.

[@KevinsNorthernExposure]

umm....that's the choke lever....doesn't squirt any gas....chokes off airflow (butterfly valve) to the carb and enriches the air/fuel mix. The ONLY thing that squirts gas is the bulb on your fuel line coming out of your gas tank.

[@mvboutdoors]

I thought that at first too but on this engine that knob is pull to prime and idle adjust, it is not a choke lever. You pull it a few times to get gas in the carb but it retracts after pulling. To "choke" this motor, you rotate the knob to open/close the carb. (It says "Pull to Prime" on the front of the knob).

[@KevinsNorthernExposure]

@@mvboutdoors I'll be damned...learned something new...the knob actually rotates to adjust idle.

[@KevinsNorthernExposure]

@@mvboutdoors I'm a little embarrassed to say it.... I bought a Jon boat in 2012 and completely modified it into a fishing machine....and I had that exact motor....abused the heck out of it fishing and duck hunting until ice up every year busting ice.....and I just sold it last year when I bought a new Jon boat.....and I never knew that was a primer....the motor was bullet proof... in 10 years it never failed to start or get me to where I needed to get to. It was a 1996 motor. Enjoy it.

[@mvboutdoors]

@@KevinsNorthernExposure it's amazing how reliable it is, I've started it a few times this winter in some very cold weather and fires right up. They really hit the mark on that one!

[@WeOutChea]

I need to sell my 4 stroke n get a pull cord

[@WeOutChea]

I’ll buy that from you lol

[@mvboutdoors]

Haha I love it

[@calebrodriguez3748]

Full of shizzz. 2 stroke 3ins easily by the way... I'm still running a 1984 2 stroke today in rhe ocean hawaii!