I went today with 2 other people, decoys, 3 guns and a few other things. I didn't check the speed, but felt like about 25 mph. It took about 7-8 seconds to get it to plane. After about 3 fast stops and a little water over short transom each time, it started to struggle getting it to plane out. I bought a small bilige pump and now should be good for about any load I'm willing to put in it. It's a huge improvement from the 15 hp.