Bandit 54 - Jon Boat Pusher Fan 

Like 4200 plus buying the engine it’s ridiculous

It’s regular gas, and burns 2-3 gallons per hour depending on how you drive it

Assuming 10% of the time requiring full power for low water zones.

Would also be dependent on weight. Let's say 2 people at 550lbs including gear.

This boat looks like it gets 20-24mph at full speed so if you figure cruising @75% power and traveling 18mph, 12 miles will come in 40 minutes. This engine is definitely capable of that. It's just a vtwin vanguard/Kawasaki/Kohler they put in lawn tractors etc. It would be the same gas as mowing your lawn with a nice big John Deere Riding mower for 40 minutes. They generally use a gear ratio for lower gas consumption/higher speed. 1.5:1 would spin a prop at 4500rpm while the engine is cruising at 3000rpm.

This one has a Vanguard 37 hp EFI

This boat is 16 ft long with a 48" bottom width

A Predator 22 would push 8-10 mph, and just might plane out a single person, but would be underpowered for any real payload in a boat this size. We normally use predators in smaller boats like a 1436

@@LoneStarHovercraft do you have a reduction unit on the boat in this video ? And in how shallow of water do you think this boat could run to ?

@@chrisisboss9620 yes, this one does have a reduction drive. It’ll handle 2”-3” of water pretty well, maybe a shallower on a boat with a good slick bottom coating.

I want to use this on ice. If I broke through could it get back up on the solid ice?

@@BlanchardBlanchard yes, it’ll climb back up on ice.