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<blockquote data-quote="sh00ter" data-source="post: 3162172" data-attributes="member: 24531"><p>Well those fiberglass boats are heavier and can be rated for more power. I've seen a 15ft glass boat with a 90hp on it. The same thing in aluminum might be 35-40hp max rating; maybe less. Mine is 17ft (16.8) and has a max of 50HP...It will run 36mph with two big guys in it but I'd have had to spend 6k more to get 75hp and 3-5mph more and it wasn't worth it. The 40-60hp mercs are all the same I think and I am trying to find out how to make my EFI 50hp into a 60hp...on the Yamaha's it is apparently easy but not sure on the fourstroke mercs. None the less, I like the smaller size of my boat because I can get into spaces I wouldn't take a larger, more expensive boat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sh00ter, post: 3162172, member: 24531"] Well those fiberglass boats are heavier and can be rated for more power. I've seen a 15ft glass boat with a 90hp on it. The same thing in aluminum might be 35-40hp max rating; maybe less. Mine is 17ft (16.8) and has a max of 50HP...It will run 36mph with two big guys in it but I'd have had to spend 6k more to get 75hp and 3-5mph more and it wasn't worth it. The 40-60hp mercs are all the same I think and I am trying to find out how to make my EFI 50hp into a 60hp...on the Yamaha's it is apparently easy but not sure on the fourstroke mercs. None the less, I like the smaller size of my boat because I can get into spaces I wouldn't take a larger, more expensive boat. [/QUOTE]
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