How fast will a 4hp push a 14ft?

Does anyone know how fast a newer 4hp Johnson will push a 14ft aluminum boat? My father offered me the motor to pair use on a boat if I found one. Unsure if I should look for a used boat/and bigger motor package or buy a boat alone and use the 4 hp. Do any of you have a motor this size? Are you happy with it?

I think I have the same Johnson motor as mentioned below. It only goes forward. I cant get it started though. I dont think im getting a spark. My problem is I cant get the rotory off the top when i take the bolt off to get to the contacts. My 9 horse I got started but i think the gears went because it just plain stopped last week.

I've got a 14ft aluminum mirrocraft with a 40hp johnson on the back. I can't imagine going out there with a 4hp, that'd be nuts. Shoot, if i could get my hands on a 50 or 60 i'd put it on there. That may be a little scary though.

I have an early 80's mercury 4 horse, I use it on a canoe with a transom. Have used in heavy winds on Lake Vermillion with one other person and all our gear for a week long boundary waters trip. It was scary, but the motor got us across that big water. Don't think it would fare too well on a regular boat though, like said previously maybe on small water and calm weather.

A 14 foot boat designed as a planing hull might get up to 6 or 7 miles per hour. If it's a four cycle motor it will be a heavy weight in the back end. Make sure the gas hose is long enough to place the tank way in the front. Smaller motors have props designed for slower speeds anyway. Enjoy the benefits of a motor that literally sips gas and trolls forward at speeds the" ten gallons per mile" boats can't achieve backtrolling.

Not sure about a 4hp but I had to use a 15hp once on my 14ft Starcraft and it would only do 9 mph with two of us with fishing gear. Pretty much had no control in any kind of windy conditions! I would not venture onto very big lakes with it.

Back in the 60's I had a motor like that and was out on a good sized lake and a breeze came up and I couldn't get back to the boat livery. No fun.

I have a 1968 Johnson 4 HP. I think pushing a 14' will get frustrating. We always rented a 12' with it and felt it was pretty good. It weighs only 36 lbs, and was nice to have in the trunk.

Believe it or not, the crazy thing had no reverse or neutral.

I can't give you an actual speed but way back when I tried to use my 4 horse Evinrude on a 14 foot Mirro deep V it was very slow. I switched to an 8 horse Johnson and got by for several years but I still wasn't happy with the speed. Finally I put on a new 15 horse Johnson and was satisfied.

The little 4 horse was fine on the 12 foot V bottom. My brother borrowed it to use on his 12 foot V and couldn't come against the current on a channel with just two of them in the boat. He had to use the trolling motor to help the gas motor.

All in all I'd say that if you're fishing smaller lakes or even large lakes in good weather you'll get by with it. Just keep in mind you're not going anywhere fast and stay off the rivers that have a noticeable current.

I have an older Evinrude 4 horse, and it hardly pushes my 14 foot flat bottom. And that's even going downriver with the current. Going upriver I can walk faster. It's only a backup motor to my older 25 though. Don't expect much and stick with real small water, or else go bigger like you said. Just don't want you to be disappointed.

I have a late 70's 14' Lund V with a mid 80's Honda 50 ( 5 horse ) show 6.6 MPH by the GPS. boat had 600 pounds people + gear. We were only getting 6.2 until we adjusted the trim down.

i have a 10 foot v bottom with an 80s 3.5 gamefisher, as previouse said u sure wont go fast but u can get to the fish, i guess i would say it depends more where u will fish mostly, small lakes should b fine just not so much on a big windy lake or fast moving river, i swear the big bass like jumping in my 10 footer better than and other "nice" boat ive fished. good luck

Big D, a 4hp will not move the boat very fast. I have a 14' aluminum deep V with a 9.5hp on it. Does ok with just me in it, but you add the dog or another person forget it, slows right down. I can not complain though. The inlaws gave me the boat and my dad gave me the motor before he passed a way. My mother and mother-inlaw bought me a $50 home-made trail for it. In the end it gets me to the fish and they don't seem to mind what the boat looks like. I have out fished people in them big fancy boats many times over! So go for the freebie by all means! Maybe find a 12 footer. Good luck and have fun and be safe on the water.