Breaking In My MERCURY 9.9 {Jon Boat Fishing} Lowe 1448
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2020
- Many have asked about why I haven't used my Mercury 9.9 yet. Well finally here it is and this has taken fishing to a whole new level. I'm so glad I got this motor. Watch and see how much easier it is to zip around the lake and get to spots before others. I'll also take you through the step by step process of breaking in a Mercury 9.9. I even caught some bass along the way :).
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I like how you mention that you struggle catching fish...
So do I, but that don't matter because just being out on the water and away from all the every day noise is so worth it!
So happy for you! I've been lurking around watching g your adventures. Nothing like seeing a plan come together. Your craftsmanship has been inspiring. Fish on brother!
Thanks. I appreciate it. I'm truly thankful for everything I've had the health and strength to accomplish. Feels great to fish from this boat after working on it for so long. Its really performing well.
Excellent outboard thanks for the video
Gettin out on a new rig is always a great time. And a dandy rig it is.
Good for you man.
Nice boat and motor. That Mercury sounds great.
been watching your build and really happy for ya ! You seem a calm soul and best to you and enjoy the ride!
Thanks Tom. I enjoyed the process even when it got really tough. The boat is performing well. I couldn't be more satisfied. Thanks for watching!!!
Exciting time for you! Well done.👍🏻👍🏻
And congrats on 3K subscribers!
Thanks man. 👍🏾🔥💯
Nice!!! Finally broke the streak!!!! Keep up the great videos and prayers for you and your family!!!
Thsnks Roy. Same to you man. Stay safe out there.
Sweet fishing rig! And caught three, makes for a good day!
Yessirr!!!🤙🏾👍🏾
CONGRATULATIONS on a great build! No doubt THE coolest jon boat I have seen. And thanks for powering that boat with the Mercury 9.9. I will never understand why guys invest so much into horsepower. You are proof positive you can have an extremely nice setup without breaking the bank. Best wishes and good fishing.
Thanks David. The boat turned out pretty cool 😎👍🏾🤙🏾
Love that boat! Nice fish! Keep the great vids coming!
Thanks. Will do.
You’re killing it my man. Keep up the nice work!
Thanks
I’ve got the same exact motor and it runs great just like yours does!! Keep the videos coming, their always good! Glad you broke your one fish a trip omen as well, haha. Any day on the water, even if I don’t catch any fish is still a great day in my book.
Looks Great!
Thanks.
Glad I stumbled on your vids. Giving me lots of tips and ideas. I'm getting ready to try and order a Lowe 1448. But I will be putting a surface drive on it with a Harbor Freight v-twin so I can get into some super shallow creeks and swamps.
Welcome to our channel. This should be a good time to order your boat. I started my order process last year around Nov/Dec which didn't work out that good in terms of availability and order fulfillment. Dealers were in transition waiting for the new models to come in so my boat didn't come in until late Feb early March. Sounds like your setup will be sweet.
Nice motor, and great video! You have a sweet setup there bud!
Awesome job on the mods and great video content. Well done.
Thanks.
Awesome video and great boat great to see you catching those fish I still haven’t got on a bass all summer hopefully this fall I can get on my first one
Keep grinding Sterling. You'll get em eventually. Thanks for watching
Love your personality man and very informative video. I subscribed bro. Keep up the great content
Thanks man. Appreciate the support and feedback.
You did a great job on that boat brother! I hope you catch em all! 🎣
Thanks man
Nice job breaking in your new motor, been think of rigging up a 3.5 Mercury on my Hobie Duo.
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Boat looks great man. I just got a bass raider 10e, so really enjoyed your bass raider vids. Keep up the great work! Subbed
Thanks JROB. I still live my bass raider. I'll be taking it out soon. Thanks for the Sub.
Great video
Thanks 👍🏾🤙🏾
Nice - when you had your motor up to full speed I expected a Titanic movie moment where you were going to stand up and yell "I'm King of the World"
Lol. I thought about it but then the next scene would be me overboard floating in the water lol.
Mine fired up on the 2ed try runs great
Tohatsu (who made your motor) makes a great motor. I used to run a 1965 evinrude 9.5. Good motor. But when I retired, I bought myself a 9.8 4 stroke. All I can say is ooooh my! These things are SO fuel efficient it’s scary. I was putting fuel in my boat every time I went fishing. Now I can get 4-5 trips out of a 3 gallon tank.
Great looking boat brother! It will bring you years of pleasure.
And yea, it’s a long, pain in the butt process to break in a motor, but it will make the motor last a LONG time.
Thanks Williams for your words of wisdom and cool story. Tight lines.
That John boat looks killer dude we'll worth the time it took you to do it good job👍
Thanks Jorge.
Man what a feeling it must've been breaking in that fresh motor on your new ride! Now you'll be able to cover so much water! Also glad to see you broke the single fish curse!
Thanks Ian. Both accomplishments felt great.
This is a great video
Thanks 👍🏾🤙🏾
Yesssss I’ve been waiting for this video
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Bass Brothers Fishing DMV do you think It would be possible to add a small side console to this boat?
Nice job on videos
Thanks.
You should get a tiller arm extender. It makes steering more comfortable.
I would love to see a collab with other RUclips fishers I think you would fit in with the “high tier” fishing group on RUclips ... looking forward to more content either way !!!
Thanks Kevin. I actually intended on doing collabs this year but COVID changed things a bit. Still the list is growing. I'm hoping to get a couple in this fall if all goes well.
cool nice
Thanks.
I think you did a great job......first time, you should have a real sense of accomplishment.
I have a "project" boat. an old Elgin, 12' vee-bottom that I plan on converting. You inspired me to tackle the job. It will be my first time too. Enjoy "Rona", be safe and "tight lines".
Thanks Donal. It's awesome to complete a project like this and fish from it. What a great feeling. Good luck on your build. Tight lines!!!
great lookin boat!! all that hard work paid off, time to enjoy haha! any info on where you bought your motor or how you found a dealer?
Sure. Watch my unboxung vid. I also put the link to the dealer in the description of that vid. They're really good. Fast prompt delivery.
MERCURY 9.9 OUTBOARD MOTOR UNBOXING" on RUclips
ruclips.net/video/3ySK9B65t0k/видео.html
Nice video man I finally uploaded a video
Of my 2021 9.9 mercury like I said I would there good little motors.
Thanks. I checked out your vid. You were cruisin man. I've never gotten 22Mph from my 9.9merc. Your boat is a v cut with no added weight so makes sense you get so much from your motor.
Enjoyed the video. Thanks for all the content that you and your brother are putting out there. I stated watching you guys because you fished in the Bass Raider. You guys keep upgrading, that's awesome!!! What happens with the Lil Bass Raider? Are you going to retire it? Will there be anymore BR videos? Thanks again. Great job on catching more than 1 Bass. Looking forward to the next one. Fish On!!!
Thanks Duane. We still fish on the bass raider. Still love that boat. Got a bass raider vid coming soon.
I have the exact same motor and noticed it took 10 pulls to start. My motor does not like choke on initial start. If I have any choke, it will not start. It's odd, but it starts on 2nd or 3rd pull with no choke and once it starts, I pull the choke half out for warm up. Runs smooth like yours.
Thats the most pulls I've ever had to do. Since then the most might be 3 if that much. Your choke situation sounds very odd.
I have an Express 1450LW all welded that I had a Tohatsu 5hp on last year. I bought a mercury 9
9 this winter and have yet to run it. Hoping for better speed. The 5hp would be great for a riveted jon boat but the welded weigh far more.
Interesting.... I wasn't aware that welded jon boats run faster than riveted jons
Congrats on a fine fishing machine. Those 4 strokes are so smooth compared to the 2 strokes
Yupp.
My buddy sold me his boat. I've got a 15 horse two cycle on it. Waiting to get out on it. The motor had a thorough going over.
What is it you like about the 4 stroke compared to the 2 cycle? I imagine you're not messing with oil to fuel ratios? Anything else?
2 strokes are loud, they pop, sputter and vibrate more , blow oil in the water. But 2 strokes are more simply engineered , lighter , way less parts. Ive only had 2 strokes by will be moving to 4 strokes for the next boat .
@@cramsburg9 thank you
2stroke all day long. You don't see 50+ year old 4 strokes still running. More power to weight ratio. Only benefit in my opinion of 4 strokes is noise and emissions
The 9.9 Merc 4 cycles have an accelerator pump, and each twist of the throttle floods the engine with a shot of gasoline. Don't flood the engine, with or without the engine running.
My man.... im thinking Mercury and Honda for next summer... I don't know which one yet.... cuz I had the very old 12 boat... 😂😂
Both brands are good and should your boat around nicely!!!
Awesome little rig
Thanks 👍🏾🤙🏾
I really like what you’ve done with your boat. 👍 Did you test what the top speed was with the 9.9? If you ever head to the west coast (Oregon/Wash) look me up. I’ll show you the hot spots.
Thanks. The boat came out pretty good 👍🏾💯🔥 I'll do an official speed test soon now that I've finished the break in period. Stay tuned. I'll look you up if I'm ever out your way.
Great video as always! Which reservoir did you go to that allows gas motors??
Occoquan.
Did you apply any silicone around the bolts through the transom? If not you'll cause transom rot.
Very nice motor. I think a 15 would be even better.
It would definitely be better. Got the 9.9 because of HP restrictions in this area.
That could be the reason for a lot of people too, not requiring to register under 10hp. Definitely sufficient enough for fishing. Cheers!
@@peteryeung111 dam I gotta register my boat in Massachusetts and it’s just got a trolling motor
What is your speed with that motor? Great build by the way.
Where’d you get that John boat? In the market for one.
Hey what reservoir did you film this video on? Thanks!
This is the boat I have been wanting! What trolling motor is that? Great video man!
Fortrexx 80lb 24 volt
Thanks for all the info! Your videos have been very helpful as a new boat owner. I just purchased a 14' jon boat with a 9.9 Mercury in need of some upgrades and will be fishing lakes and generally smaller bodies of water. From your experiences, would you recommend a 3 gallon or 6 gallon fuel tank?
3 gallon. You'll be very surprise how a Mercury 9.9 4 stroke sips gas all day.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV Thank you for the response sir
Did u have to add lower unit oil when u got the motor?
Put that kill switch on bud! Don’t want something bad to happen and then your boat run off on you! Knock on wood nothin like that does happen but you never know! Tight lines, be safe!
Yea. You're right. Still getting used to it all.
i got a lowe 1236 with a mercury 8hp
I'm on a bad lil streak of my own right now. The last 7 fish I've hooked have gotten off. This morning hook up on one thinking the streak was going to come to end. Next thing I know fish wrapped around a stump splashing everywhere. Then it came off, so streak still alive smh
Damn. Sorry man. I know the feeling. Your persistence will pay off, stay with it. It will be that much more rewarding when you break the streak.
Just bought this outboard, I think the shop I bought it from expected it to be an "EFI" model but mine looks exactly like yours in all your videos with this outboard on there. Does your motor require a battery? I don't see anywhere to hook a battery to the motor so I am assuming no..?
No. Mine is pull start
Can you snap a pic of the fuel area ? I am waiting to add all my electric back in rear of boat like bus bars etc … but am worried about electrical being back there with gas tank and gas fumes ? What would you recommend? Do you think ill be okay with fuel tank and electrical in rear hatch of boat ?
You can have both in the rear but it's best to build your back deck so it's well ventilated.
I have a 2022 mercury 8hp and I will start the boat at home with the ear muffs, it will start on the first pull. But when I get to the dock and launch the boat... it will take me about 30 pulls to start it up
I had the exact same issue. Oce I got it started it all worked great, but was so frustrating. I really wanted an electric start but the closest one was 10 hours away.
Key to starting those is DO NOT USE THE CHOKE. They are "warm blooded" so unless its below 50 degrees, don't use the choke. Always give it 3-4 pulls cold first. If it has no life after that, then pull the choke out and give it 1-2 pulls. I have a 2022 8HP Merc and was making the same mistake choking it all the time. I know you already know, but make sure the ball pump is firm before pulling the rope at all.
@@jasonschadel4839 so what I did..I would start the boat at home the night before just to check it out then unplug the fuel line till it ran dry then I would hook it up when I get to the dock, prime the bulb and it would start on the first or second pull... bass pro shop told me if I leave it hooked up, it would flood it
Awesome boat!, do you think that is enough hp the 48s a big boat?
I would love to put a 25hp but allot of the reservoirs around here have a 9.9hp limit.
Bass Brothers, why the short transom Lowe 1448 with the Merc short shaft? Is there some advantage?
I actually wanted a tall transom boat but the dealer I bought it from accidentally sold my boat to someone else. So if I had a choice I would buy a tall transom.
You live in NoVa? What lake / lake's do you like to fish?
I got the same motor 2022. I got a brand new in the box for some reason I’ve been having a hard time running the motor. After I warm it up it’s hard to start for some reason I feel like it’s flooded. Have you had any problems with your motor?
No problems with mine at all. Sorry to hear that man
Donde puedo comprar este bote?
Adding the bolts is a smart move. I did not have my 8hp motor mounted that way and it was stolen while sitting in the driveway
Ah man. Sorry to hear that dude!!!
I hate thieves…..
Put a lock on the transom clamps problem solved
My 1448 is "en route" from Lowe. What size fuel tank did you go with? In all of the pics and vids I've seen of the Lowe 1448s, the space behind the rear bench looks to tight for a standard 6 gal tank (13.5" wide)
I am using the 3 gallon tank that came with the motor. Honestly I was skeptical about using such a small gas tank but this tank has lasted all day on a 9.9 on some long runs. The 9.9 4 stroke sips gas.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV Thanks. I'm putting a mudmotor on mine. Do you think you have 13.5" between the bottom of the transom and the bottom of the rear seat? That's how wide my tank is.
Does that motor get the boat on plane with 2 people in the boat
No it doesn't.
What's the max size engine for that rig?
25hp
I recently purchased the same boat. Are you happy with the 9.9 or do you wish you had bought something with more horsepower? Or the opposite - Do you think you could have gotten away with a smaller outboard like a 5 or 6 hp. Just trying to decide what the best option is.
I would definitely go higher even up to a 25hp for this boat. I bought the 9.9hp because of HP restrictions in my area. If I had a choice the lowest HP I would do is a 15hp but I would probably go all out with the 25hp if I could afford it. The 15hp and up are fuel injected also so less maintenance needed.
Thanks
So do you like the motor, does it do a good all around job? Do you regret not buying a bigger one?
The 9.9 gets the job done but I would definitely buy a bigger motor for this boat but we have horsepower restrictions to a 9.9 around here. If there were no hp restrictions I would buy a 25hp or 15hp.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV same here
How fast can you get
Right now I'm running around 9 mph according to my transducer. I'll do an official mph test next time I'm out. I also will experiment with the tilt of the motor to maximize speed. I'll update this comment once I do the test.
I have the 2021 mercury on my 14 deep v I got about 18 mph with two people and a 3 yr old
What HP are you running?
Bass Brothers Fishing DMV It’s a 9.9 four stroke just like yours. I’ll do a video about it.
@@weekenddangler4490 wow. Nice. The V runs much faster than a flat bottom.
Bass Brothers Fishing DMV really what speeds are you seeing? also what trim setting are you running it on?
@@weekenddangler4490 I'm only seeing around 9mph. Haven't played with the trim settings yet but I'm running at Trim setting of 2.
Is a 9.9 big enough for a 14 foot jon boat?
Sure but try not to make your boat too heavy which could result in slower speeds.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMVI watched all your videos. You did a awesome build. I plan on doing something similar.
@@todddematteo4221 thanks. Good luck with your build. I'm sure it will be awesome.
Bought the same engine and instantly regretted it. Leaks oil. Took it back where I bought it and they washed it off and I went home. To this day, two years latter it still leaks. Not even two hours of run time. Can’t take it back to have it looked at because a drunk ran into my truck and totaled it. Hopefully by summer I can get it looked at. Bye a motor made in Japan instead.
Geesh, man. Tough way to go. When it's not meant to be, I guess there's nothing you can do about it. Mine still works like day one. Sorry man
it actually is made in Japan, by Tohatsu. Great motors, the mercs and tohatsus. They also make the nissans.
Left Hand work better when driving a outboard
I switched
Somebody shops at TW.... guess i aint the only one.
Ah man. All the time lol.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV I hear they have a store in CA... fixin to visit there over the winter... I have cousins there.. they won't see me much.
I'm on their site now.. trying to order me up a swimbait set up...
@@gewglesux cool. That site is addictive. Be careful lol. I just saw on the site they plan to open a Georgia location as well. But sure if that is still happening with COVID and all.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV Wait... TW is opening in Ga? ATL?... another reason to move there.. I understand the ATL is a great place..
kayak or the boat ? I wanna get a boat or a kayak but cant decide?
It's a tough decision. Three main guidelines... Buy the one that:
1) fits your style of fishing 2)works with the bodies of water you fish and 3) you have space at home to store the boat.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV I'm leaning towards the jon boat but a kayak would be much easier no fees, taxes, boat ramp fee, maintenance if you could only choose one what would it be? Thank you sir.
@@rodrigoelgu I would choose a Jon boat over a kayak. But I would also choose a Pelican bass raider over a kayak also. The bass raider is a perfect mix between a Jon boat and kayak. I did plenty of videos on the channel on the bass raider. Here's one of them ruclips.net/video/xkYSKbeHhgQ/видео.html
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV Thank you sir that's what I wanted to know, one last question I seen your jon boat if you where to do it again would you get a modified v or a flat front end? also is the thinker aluminum 0.100 welded worth the expense? thank you sir ill stick to looking for Jon boats.
@@rodrigoelgu the flat bottom is awesome for stability. If I were shopping for another jon I would look into the Mod V to see if I could get the best of both worlds, stability and speed on the water. It would be nice to ride in one first if possible. Not sure what you're asking on the aluminum...
Nice rig bud!! But your using the wrong arm to operate that motor....should be using your left arm
Never thought of that. Makes sense. Heading out tomorrow. I'll give it a try.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV let us know what u think after u try it out
What’s your top speed with the 9.9 and it decked like you got it. I just purchased one for my 1448 as well
Top speed after swapping out my heavy lead batteries for lithium is 14mph. I normally see 12mph on any given day.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMVhas it increased after the break in period?
@@TTTray13467 No. But it increased after getting the heavy batteries out the boat.
No jerk bait. Need clear water for those.
I figured as much.
Are you Jamaican?
I'm a born Jamerican. 1st generation American.
TOP WATER ,SHAD COLOR POPPER
The music is annoying, want to hearths motor.
Music ruined the video
Let’s hear the motor and how quiet it is
But no
Lol. The motor is very quiet too!!!
hey your driving your motor with the wrong hand it will fell a whole lot better if you drive with your left hand
Hmmm. Why is that? I tried my left at first but felt a little awkward.
Look at the way the tiller comes off the motor, its offset to the one side. Sit in front of it with it running and try both arms, guaranteed ur left is way more comfortable
it’s just more comfortable to me and that’s the way i’ve seen everybody drive a tiller motor also your hand will turn toward you and you will have more room to turn the motor
@@thegreatoutdoorswithparker1968 I'll give it a try
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV hey brother no sweat man i would appreciate it if you checked out my channel
Whats up my DMV brother, watching this video got me pump I can't wait to start putting my job boat together.
By the way, congrats on breaking that one hit record you dig. 🫡
Thanks man 🤙🏾
I always follow the manual. Easy Peezy! It works!🚤🎣😃