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<blockquote data-quote="wmk0002" data-source="post: 501767" data-attributes="member: 13975"><p>My Alumacraft 1648 is rated for 35hp. A lot of boats have a rating for a tiller and a separate higher one for a steering console though. If you happen to have a console rating of 40hp and are really wanting to push it to it's limits, I'd suggest a 2 stroke, 3 cylinder, Yamaha 40hp. You can convert them to 50hp and even more past that if you want to go down that rabbit hole. </p><p></p><p>I think that's probably overkill though. That hull will ride good going straight on smooth water, but basic flatbottom hulls like that don't maneuver well at all in the corners from my experience. 25hp is about the sweet spot for power to weight ratio and being able to tick along at a pretty decent clip and get good fuel economy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wmk0002, post: 501767, member: 13975"] My Alumacraft 1648 is rated for 35hp. A lot of boats have a rating for a tiller and a separate higher one for a steering console though. If you happen to have a console rating of 40hp and are really wanting to push it to it's limits, I'd suggest a 2 stroke, 3 cylinder, Yamaha 40hp. You can convert them to 50hp and even more past that if you want to go down that rabbit hole. I think that's probably overkill though. That hull will ride good going straight on smooth water, but basic flatbottom hulls like that don't maneuver well at all in the corners from my experience. 25hp is about the sweet spot for power to weight ratio and being able to tick along at a pretty decent clip and get good fuel economy. [/QUOTE]
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