Ben, I have a 24' DLX with a F150 Yamaha on it and use it on the Mississippi River south of N'awlins. It hauls two piroques my layout boat, 300 quarts of ice, 65 gallons of fuel, 5 guns, a boykin spaniel,food for a week, and many cases of beer. It wil do 47mph with this load if the river is calm...