craig
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Post by craig on Jul 13, 2011 21:36:20 GMT -1
Say a man had a stratos 273 that's rated for a 150. Would it be a bad idea to put a 200 on it? Not looking to run 90 but it seems like it would be more fuel efficient at 60 because the motor does not have to work so hard. Also seems like it would jump out of the hole a little quicker... just a hypothetical question.
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Post by IceAAA on Jul 13, 2011 21:50:16 GMT -1
You might lose your insurance and alot of tourney trails don't allow over powered boats. There's normally a reason for the limits from a safety standpoint as well. Just my thoughts.
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Post by craig on Jul 13, 2011 22:26:07 GMT -1
I would think the hp limit would be geared more toward the general public buying a boat. Not a lot of new boaters could jump in a bass boat and run it 70-75mph on the pad. You can't tell me there are not any people running 300's under 250 cowl's in lots of these tournies or just built 250's on the bigger boats... just wondering i'm gonna keep crusing around in my fish/ski. But the tourney bug bit and I am wanting a bass boat now...
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Post by IceAAA on Jul 13, 2011 23:42:08 GMT -1
You'd be surprised how comfortable 70 is in a properly sized boat even for a someone fairly new to boat ownership.
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Post by craig on Jul 14, 2011 0:00:33 GMT -1
Oh I know my old stratos was 19' w/ a 175 black maxx bored over, decked heads, massaged carbs, velocity stacks and open exhaust. It ran 76 on gps and was surprisingly stable once you got past 65-70. It got to chine walking there but you could drive through it. I hate I got rid of that boat, but my wife hated it and with all the work it started getting unreliable. My main thinking was about fuel efficiency. Bigger motor less rpm same speed less fuel...
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Post by IceAAA on Jul 14, 2011 0:05:53 GMT -1
I don't disagree with the logic, but bigger motors do drink more gas and oil either way. Also you have that extra slack on the pedal to play with. :-)
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Post by craig on Jul 14, 2011 0:25:45 GMT -1
Yeah, I can imagine it would be hard to resist the go pedal...
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Post by bone1099 on Aug 19, 2011 0:27:26 GMT -1
My dad had an older Norris Craft 17 ft rated for a 150. It had the Merc 200 hopped up a bit. 100+ mph boat
it was insane he'd almost never let me take it to the lake and i understand why. Yes it will help your holeshot and top speed but i really doubt it will get better fuel efficiency. If anything i think it will burn more gas even at lower power settings. Probably not gonna burn much more fuel but i beleive it will burn more. If you wanna swap the motor do it just dont do it on account of fuel burn. if you genuinely want to use less fuel seriously consider the size of boat that you need for the kind of fishing you like to do. then you may consider a lighter and or faster hull for that 150 you already have. I think some of the lighter faster boats also kinda brag about fuel efficiency such as Allison Craft, Norris Craft, Bullet and several others.
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