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    Will a 10HP get a Voo Doo Mini up on plane?

    I was looking at a Hydrostream VooDoo Mini but my 10year old son & 12year old daughter are the drivers. Can I power it with a 10HP Johnson until they are a little older? A 35HP might be too much (unsafe) until they get a little more experience/control. Are there any owners out there that have done something similar on this little boat?

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    9.9 should do it pretty easy, I've seen them plane 3 fat fisherbeerman and their beer in a 12 foot boat. A 15 would be better.

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    Had a merc 9.8 on a 12 foot gamefisher when i was ten.... that thing flew........ (well, was fast for me at the time)
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    Thanks guys!

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    Oh yeah a 9.9 should do well on that.


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    That would be an interesting experiment actually...I tend to think that it won't only because unlike the 12' tiny the voodoo has a pretty deep vee and tends to put the nose up getting on plane. Now, with the light weight of a 12yo and the light 9.9 then maybe it won't be an issue...definitely worth a shot. I bought my full size voodoo new when I was 14...so even if the 9.9 isn't quite there she's almost to an age where she can handle a slightly larger motor.
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    I had an 8' Whooster Hellion with a 9.9 to start with. Two people (kids) we would have to lean over the front to get it to plane. But it sat pretty low in the water- pretty narrow. Also had the fuel tank in the back. I updated it with a 15hp carb and it was no problem with two and by myself it would jump out on plane very well.

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    I think you could even go with a smaller motor than that to start. I have a 12' inflatable with a 4hp Mercury and that thing goes pretty fast with myself and my two kids in it.

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    40 HP and a very low pitch prop. They will get on a plane quickly but not go very fast.

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    Quote Originally Posted by David View Post
    40 HP and a very low pitch prop. They will get on a plane quickly but not go very fast.
    and make the motor scream.... unless you limit the WOT
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    we used to wake board behind a rib inflateable with a 15 yamaha on it. Yanked us right out with 2 kids on the boat one on the wake board. We were probably 120lbs?
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    I had a Nissan 70 on my old Voo Doo, With a small aluminum prop it would go about 30 mph on the rev limiter. Not too scary for a kid.

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