Do yourself a favor as you do not seem to know much, take a course at your local power squadron or similar organization before you endanger yourself or others. Am not certain on the HP rating or engine weight for the 13 ft Boston Whaler, but a 40 HP 4 stroke sounds like a bit much and the engine is considerably heavier than a conventional 2 stroke.13 ft Boston Whaler limitations?
before you buy a boat take the small boat safety course. this will give you basic boating knowledge about safety, rules of the road, navigation, boaters weather etc. this course will also discuss boat types, hull shape etc.
a 13' foot whaler is a good boat for running around in FL coastal waters. the 40hp yahama is about the right size for it (its not too big). whalers are foam filled unsinkable boats.
we used 13' whalers as our rescue boats (river rescue) and they worked very well.
they can also be rigged with a Bimini top to help protect you from the FL. sun.
sounds to be like a great first boat.13 ft Boston Whaler limitations?
I've used these 13-footers before. They're rated for a 40hp 2-stroke, which works fine- the 4-stroke is quite a bit heavier, and, in all honesty, I'm not familiar with how that'll work. That being said, the 13-footers are very durable boats, so long as the core isn't too waterlogged- even so, you don't want to be in seas greater than 1-2 feet with them, as they've only got a foot of freeboard.
Best check out the whaler if an old 1 as there foam filled and have issue with holding water inside the hull and making it quite heavy and performing terrible. They also have a trim built into the hull that makes it bow down when running. The 4 stroke is nice but very heavy for this small boat.With limited free board fair weather and little wind before venturing out. There are other V hulls that won't pound U to pieces for less $$.Have had most all.Take 1 out in a small chop and U will see the hard wet ride.
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