I just bought the same boat and motor. (Same years too.) Think I will put a jack plate on mine as it has the longer shaft. Great review. Thanks for sharing.

Thats pretty good for yamanaa 20 because that boat has a lot of weight in it with gear and batteries good video thank you Steve in Florida

Yes, keep posting...!! What a beautiful day as well...

looks like it crusies along pretty nice.

Looks like she moves really well, I prefer the smaller motor on these boats if you're trolling with gas.

Finally, not that many videos of this boat. I want one, cant believe US coastguard stamp on that boat is 25hp max. I want like a 30hp

@Tlane117

5 жыл бұрын

yeah, i would definitely look at the 30 hp's. Glad the video helped a little. Any other questions on the boat? I'll help where i can.

@groundhitter9209

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I just bought the 1448 grizzly, very pleased with it. It's a tank which is good, but for the engine, need to consider a jack plate, hydrofoil (for either the engine or the boat or both), different propeller pitch

Push the red button where the kill switch attaches to to shut the motor off

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

Damn how did i not try that. thanks!

Looking at a grizzly 1448 but I’m not allowed anything over 5hp on my outboard where I fish (120 acre lake with a “no wake” rule). After I add a rolling motor, batteries, etc, is this boat too heavy for an outboard that size? Will it even move it along the water? I only need the outboard or get me from cove to cove. Max distance I’d cover at any time with the outboard is just under a mile. I’m thinking I might need to look for a Lowe/Alumacraft/Lund mod v and build a casting deck instead.

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

I think this boat would be just fine with a 5 horse. When i had a 9.9 on it it would go about 8 mph (not on plane). It's a great fishing boat though. I feel like if you went to a smaller john boat you would lose "fishability" and stability of a solid boat for speed. For about a year when i first got this boat all i had on it was a 65lb thrust trolling motor on the front that i used (24v system) and it would let me run about 6 miles on full battery. So putting a 5hp outboard would be just fine for getting you around i think.

Thanks for sharing. Any chance you can show some shots of it moving with the maxxum? I few lakes in my area are electric motors only and I’m curious how only a trolling motor on the 1448 would hold up. Thanks again!

@Tlane117

5 жыл бұрын

Nick_bap the maxxum 65 pushes it at 3-3.5 mph on full batteries (this is a 24v system). It pulls really well, lasts all day. Once I logged the tracks for a day out and pushed the batteries to their limit and i had gone 6.5 miles around a lake. If you go any bigger like a 36 volt then you have an extra 50lb battery weighing you down. This motor is the perfect size.

@nbautista12

5 жыл бұрын

@@Tlane117 Thanks for the reply! It sounds like as long as I keep the batteries in the back to help with the weight, I'll be good to go. I appreciate the info!

What diamator and pitch prop are you running please thx

Nice video man,I am looking to get the same motor so my question is. If the grizzly is around 562 pounds. Plus the batteries, equiptment, and yourself, you think the 20hp it's pushing around 900 pounds total, (can you give me an stimate of how much weight you got in the boat including yourself.) and if you are getting over 20mhp. With less weight it probably be able to make to 25mph. What do you think? Thanks

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

So with the boat (562), myself (220), 3 batteries (150), tackle and gear (50), 3 gallons of gas (18lbs), tools and misc (5) I would say it's pushing just over 1000lbs. Just make sure the weight is distributed close to where I have it so you can get on plane easy. Yeah, less load the faster it will go. One of these days I'll have to take it out stripped of gear and batteries just to see top speed. Oh and also need to factor in the bow mounted trolling motor. that adds a good bit of weight to the very front of the boat.

You have a great setup, and those Yamahas are really nice. But for anyone with a similar setup fishing two people, a 25hp etec is going to be the best outboard within HP rating to really snap it up on plane. The topend will be the same as any other 25hp four stroke, but the etec two-stroke has considerably more power under the curve. Noticeably more low-end torque and mid-range.

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

I definitely agree that a 25 is necessary for two people on the boat. I would, however, suggest sticking with yamaha's. I went to my local boat dealer and asked about etecs because I was really interested in them for those same reasons and he just kind of laughed and explained that they have only seen issues with those motors and that they should be avoided. He said it's never the same issue twice with the same motor, new stuff always popping up. I would be pissed to spend a few grand on a motor only to have it in and out of the shop when i could be fishing.

@Resistculturaldecline

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tlane117 In the last 40yrs at least what I've seen, is that type account will never change, been going on forever and it's not slowing down. There's etecs out there on work boats with 4000 hrs on them, and Ive personally seen a few broken Yamaha SHO cranks. But I've seen a lot of high hour reliable Yamahas too, it's just the way that industry goes. Worst running two stroke we ever had was a 90hp Yamaha, but we're a small sample size. The vast majority are excellent. I wouldn't hesitate to buy any Yamaha. Honda makes wonderful products also. My dad who's owned nearly 40 boats in 50+ yrs had a guide boat with twin Honda's that hardly every ran right, again small sample size as Honda's are almost always a good bet that I wouldn't hesitate to buy. Most etec trouble I've seen came from unprofessional rigging where there's a faulty electrical grounding system due to rampant morons, and that creates a cascade effect of sensor and software trouble. The other trouble I've seen is injector related where users are running old fuel or ethanol pump fuel and getting moisture in the line. The riggers that know their job, and guys that are fuel conscientious are have nearly zero trouble. I'm not trying to open a classroom, it's really an industry I've been interested and involved in for a long time. I enjoy the topic. Myself & family, have had factory 9hp tiller outboards, up to fully modded, custom machines 11,000 rpm 600hp v6 OMCs that run 120mph in 660ft. I've seen all brands live decades, seen all brands that would leave the user stranded half the time. The only brand I can in good conscience say was a poorly designed outboard were the old Chryslers. It's just a Ford/Chevy argument. Most accounts of doom are correct accounts, in the small sample size of the teller. But the bigger picture is most all are good engines if the humans do their part. Good installation rigging, good filters, fresh fuel is the whole deal.

@lsgt5132

4 жыл бұрын

Go to ford dealer and there gonna laugh and say same thing about chevy and vice versa lol. I admit i love the yahama but the lightweight etecs are no joke.

Looks like the motor could be trimmed up some and that would help. You are not getting any Lift on the front of the boat. Have you checked the RPM to see if it is at the upper end of the range? Looking at one now 14' or 16', need something smaller.. Cant take my big boat on the rivers. Had a Lowe 1648 years back with 30hp and it would run 34 mph.

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

There are only 4 or 5 different options for trim angle on this motor. I've gone through all of them and the current position gives me the best speed. I think it's due to how much gear and batteries I have in the boat, not to mention the bow mounted trolling motor that's at the very front. It's just underpowered, I'm sure a 25hp (max recommended) would lift up the front just fine.

Great video, I'm looking for a 1448 and was curious on how shallow the Grizzly drafts?

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have never measured it, but I have taken this boat through some skinny water that was ~1ft and didn't have a problem with the boat bottoming out, just had to run with the trolling motor being held up just chopping the surface

@marzipan4993

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure if your still interested but it will float in 4 inches with a poling platform, will run in 1.2 feet normally, and can plane in around 1 with a jack plate. I have a 1448 grizzly with a 25 merc.

@bowhunter1227

3 жыл бұрын

@@marzipan4993 thanks, great info. I'm also looking to put a polling/casting platform mid boat. How is the stability of your side to to side movement? How high did you make it?

@marzipan4993

3 жыл бұрын

@@bowhunter1227 I had a friend weld my platform together, and I believe it is around 30 inches or so. It doesn’t really seem to affect stability if it all being up there.

@bowhunter1227

3 жыл бұрын

@@marzipan4993 I wouldn't thing it would especially if you have it installed properly. I will be fishing mostly by myself so I've been designing a mid-boat/helm/hand hold polling platform, Even adding side walls with foam.

Did you check trim and your rpm to see if your in the proper rpm and if your overpropped. Get a tach if you dont have one its the only way to really know.

@Tlane117

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it has an rpm now. It red lines at 6000rpm and with the standard prop I get right at around 5900 topped out.

@gunsandrotors8704

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tlane117 Wow...I have an 08 grizzly 1548 ..520 lbs dry hull..45 minkota foot contol on the bow with a 2018 tohatsu 20 efi runnin a 9.25x11p solas amita 3. It will hit the rev at 6300 with me and still climb over 6100 with wife and son. My prop range is 5400 to 6100 I just use throttle control a 12p is a bit over propped for the 3 of us. By myself 25 mph on gps no matter the gear and still 24 with my family full of gear as i stated the 11p will go over 6100 if i let it . Tohatsu has a 2.15 gear ratio wich helps.

Is the cavitation plate level or within 1" from bottom plane of boat?

@Tlane117

Жыл бұрын

Yup

Is that engine a long shaft or short shaft?? Currently struggling with an answer for what’s pushing them best. Some say long some say short. Any help is appreciated if you HAVE A GRIZZLY

@colbymyers6278

5 жыл бұрын

CaptainCarolina shaft length depends on your transom height

@CaptainCarolinaa

5 жыл бұрын

Colby Myers I understand that. I have a 17.5in transom. Some guys say short shaft(15”) works fine some say longshaft(20”) works fine. I’d like to know from the people that own these boats what they have running on them before I drop the money on an engine

@colbymyers6278

5 жыл бұрын

CaptainCarolina you can run either in your case. You just can’t run a short shaft on a 20” transom because of the water pickup location and possible cavitation issues. Short shaft would be the best on your 17.5 transom

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

Hey sorry i didn't respond earlier, I had this same question when looking for a motor! I was so confused that it measured 17.5". A short shaft is what you want, fits perfectly.

The red button the lanyard is attached to is your kill switch 🤣 Just push it!

@Tlane117

22 күн бұрын

Yeah someone else pointed that out when i first posted this video and i felt hella stupid haha

I own a 1448 grizzlly powered by a short shaft, 2 stroke and fuel injected 25 hp Evinrude E tec. My boat will go 27 to 28MPH with myself and another 250 lbs dude! I have a bow mount minnkota 55lbs thrust. You should try the next pin up or down for more speed from the 20hp. Remember the motor should be trimmed how your boat sits in the water; not how it sits in trailer. As angles changes when she is floating. There are visual diagrams of the concept if you do a Google search for it.

@Tlane117

3 жыл бұрын

I looked at those etecs! That’s good to know thank you. Yeah I just recently put a tilt/trim bracket on it to fine tune and still can’t get on plane with 2ppl.

@malibujoe01

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tlane117 Maybe go stainless 3 blade solas prop. 2 stroke have more down low grunt then 4 stokes that's why I went for E -Tec. Its too bad BRP stopped making them 2020 are the last ones. Tight lines my friend!

@gunsandrotors8704

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds not trimmed up right and overpropped... but yamahas run a higher gear ratio on 20s...merc/tohatsu 20s are 2.15 wich is lower geared than yamaha.

@malibujoe01

3 жыл бұрын

The boat really needs a 25 hp as it is a heavy boat; which is mainly due to its heavy duty construction all welded thicker aluminum. I know the added cost can be a deterrent! I worked a shit load of overtime to get my Etec.

How was the fishing?

Curious what elevation you are at? Subtract 3% horsepower for every 1000 feet above sea level. :) Though I guess you were further away from Mt Rainier than it looks like, so maybe very little impact on your horsepower...

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

approx 360ft elevation

@HypoLuxa13

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tlane117 hah, nevermind then! :)

I’m not a big boat expert but that motor looks very low in the water like the trim needs to be tilted upwards. I may be wrong maybe camera angle

@Tlane117

2 жыл бұрын

It doesn’t have any fine tuning tilt/trim, only the pin holes in the bracket. Where it’s at gave the best performance

What angle of pitch do you have the motor set at

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

I think there are 4 or 5 slots for the pin to be in and if the motor being straight up with the transom is pitch #1 then I have mine set as pin #2. Just one pin out.

So with one person you can get 23 miles an hour but if you had a passenger it goes down to 9 mph

@Tlane117

3 жыл бұрын

correct. it's just enough power to plane me alone. Although, i bought a 9 pitch prop and installed a tilt/trim unit and with those two things i can get about 18mph with two people.

I have a 15 Mercury on my 1448 and plane out with two people. But only about 20-22 mph by myself. Really wish we could put a 30 horse on these

@ne.laser_jon

4 жыл бұрын

I also have a hydrofoil which I think helps a little

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

Hmm I must have a lot of extra shit. I have two 50lb batteries located in the middle of the boat for the trolling motor plus full gear for two people always in it. I actually drilled in a hydrofoil but it killed my top speed to 15mph. I think it's because it barely gets me up on plane and the extra drag is enough to prevent full plane.

@ne.laser_jon

4 жыл бұрын

Tim L I’m not sure. I only have one battery in the back, it is a console so I’m able to get my weight forward a little. One thing I cannot do is stay on plane at half throttle. By myself I can let off a little but that’s it. Gonna look into getting a 25 horse

@kauaifishing1365

4 жыл бұрын

Jonathan short shaft or long shaft???

Would this 20 do good on my 14ft topper I have a 9.9 2009 merc 4 stroke I hit 20mph alone but when I put my trolling motor and battery I got 15 - 16 I also hear Yamaha is way lighter then tohastu merc Suzuki ect.

@Tlane117

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah this would be killer for a topper. I have a buddy with a 20hp merc and it looked way bigger.

Would you take this in big water

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

Liam Wells I would not. It will take water over the bow from waves off of wakeboarding boats. If you do, make sure you install a bilge with a float switch. The good news is though that it won’t sink, there is plenty of foam inside the boat to at least keep it suspended on top the water

Long shaft or short shaft outboard? Thanks

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

Erik Brandsen short

@kauaifishing1365

4 жыл бұрын

You think that is best? Looks like your boat runs great! Just got 1448. Tracker says to use the long shaft but I’m putting new Honda in the Honda manual says 17 inch transom go with a short shaft 22 inch transom go with the long shaft and I’m closer to the short shaft

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

@@kauaifishing1365 definitely go short. This boat was made for a short shaft. I know it's odd because it is a 17" transom and sits in the middle between short and long shaft but get the short shaft. It fits properly and the last thing you want is a motor that extends way too far down into the water, and i'm not sure how it would perform. The 1448 is a killer boat for getting into skinny water and being able to fish spots most larger boats can't.

Speed?

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

pretty sure I say it in the video. 23mph with just me, but only 8mph if I have another person in the boat. Try to get a 25hp or 30hp if you can.

Have a 1656 v bottom with a new suzuki 15hp and i get 15mph half throttle with 2 guys. A kid and gear. I think you need a jackplate or something.

@Tlane117

Ай бұрын

That could probably help but i think the bigger issue is just overall hull design. I'm also loaded down with 4 batteries and a bunch of gear. I have a 25hp now and it works great even with two large adults.

I have a Tracker Grizzly 1754 with a 2019 Yamaha F20 hauling all my gear two 64lb batteries and two people and easily achiever 22MPH. 24 MPH if I am alone. I am curious as to why your 1448 suffers such poor performance.

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly the 1448 just has a horrible shape. It sits nose heavy and is just too short for the shape of the hull to be effective

@kevindunlap2832

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tlane117 Do you think the 1648 has better hydrodynamic characteristics?

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

@@kevindunlap2832 From what i've seen on youtube, yes. 14' is just too short for that style, so anything longer would perform better. That's my assumption at least.

@JERRYMILLETT

4 жыл бұрын

No way a 1754 with a 20 hp is going 22-24 mph maybe in kph

@kevindunlap2832

4 жыл бұрын

Palmsprings Bikelife it absolutely does. I was surprised too. I have the 2019 F20 which is 432cc. Not the old 362cc version. It’s basically a derated F25. The 2018 F20 was a pig compared to 2019.

Also should note, you forgot to attach your kill switch to your belt!

@Tlane117

4 жыл бұрын

Good catch! I'm pretty bad at remembering