I have just completely restored a 73 mx 13. I wanted to see more of these boats. How many are left out there? I will be posting pics of my boat soon hopefully. New transom, floor, gelcoated interior and new paint on outside. I was wondering if any one has ever ran a 140 Johnson on one of these boats? It is my intent to run my 78 140 on it. I built it strong so maybe shee'll hold.
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Any MX-13 owners out there?
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Boston Predictor
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i'm pretty sure that it would sink it. that motor weighs like 380 i think. thats a nice boat though. i had a mx-13 with a 40 merc and it did 40mph. i wish i had some pics though. my father bought me it when i was 9yrs old.
the thing is with the smaller hulls, they can only go so fast so putting a huge motor on it wouldnt be that efficiant. my advice would to get an 88spl or a 70 merc. you should get mid 50's with that set up
cant really get much faster than that
the thing is with the smaller hulls, they can only go so fast so putting a huge motor on it wouldnt be that efficiant. my advice would to get an 88spl or a 70 merc. you should get mid 50's with that set up
supergenius74
Member
my mx-15 is very similar and I run a 78 140 on it. My 140 weighs in at about 305 lbs and pumps out a real prop HP of about 115-120. Makes my boat hit 54mph on GPS with low fuel and only 2 people in it, 21P prop turning 5600 RPM on a jackplate.
tobiasjudd
New member
1973 MX-13
I was looking at a brochure for 1973 models...and my boat doesn't look exactly like the picture in the brochure.
Is it safe to assume that the last 4 numbers on the HIN is the year it was made??
I was looking at a brochure for 1973 models...and my boat doesn't look exactly like the picture in the brochure.
Is it safe to assume that the last 4 numbers on the HIN is the year it was made??