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Originally Posted by Hartly
Hey all. A quick question. How much does weight affect the speed of a boat. I was out at Sylvan last week and had two extra girls on the boat. They each weigh approx 130 lbs each. My boats top speed dropped from 46 m/hr to 44m/hr. Is that normal ?
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No, that's not normal, at least not for a normally sized boat with appropriate power, usually your speed would be impacted far worse. I'm surprised you only lost 2 km/hr.