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"Reasonable" outboard HP for a new boat
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<blockquote data-quote="skipper123" data-source="post: 418183" data-attributes="member: 6070"><p>I guess Im ask backwards but one thing I have learned in over 40 years of boating. It takes a lot more pony power and oats to gain a little more speed. I try to figure out what HP I need to plain out with a heavy load and go with that. Im sure a 100 HP engine will plain that boat with the right prop and pitch. So Im thinking 125 to 150 HP four blade power prop pitched to max RPM at light load. Four blade hole shooter will pull her on plain quick and easy. Pitch must be maxed out at wot light load. The bigger engines just give you more gray area to make mistakes on sizing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skipper123, post: 418183, member: 6070"] I guess Im ask backwards but one thing I have learned in over 40 years of boating. It takes a lot more pony power and oats to gain a little more speed. I try to figure out what HP I need to plain out with a heavy load and go with that. Im sure a 100 HP engine will plain that boat with the right prop and pitch. So Im thinking 125 to 150 HP four blade power prop pitched to max RPM at light load. Four blade hole shooter will pull her on plain quick and easy. Pitch must be maxed out at wot light load. The bigger engines just give you more gray area to make mistakes on sizing. [/QUOTE]
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