havent been on for a good while,, when sold bass boat i got a starter to feel things out on skinny water trial and error style with a 60/40 1652 blazer ,moved up to 1860 legend with 90/65 then hung a 115 /80 now has 150/105 on it not sure matters how much motor on the back, the boat will run it if theres water over it and ya dont back out on throttle thats just how the boats are designed to run i think ,, fyi dont run the riffles in LIR when rivers low ,, big rocks and aluminum dont play well together ,mines been welded shut twice from that decision ,, guess im not smart enuff to learn the first time

Good luck