sirbeigealot
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I have a 77 Valco 14 footer...
I currently have a Mercury 7.5 on it that runs fine...not as fast as I'd like, but sufficient.
I have spent the last few months considering buying a bigger boat, but this Valco was my Dad's boat, and I am just not ready to part with it yet, so I am thinking of hanging onto it a bit longer.
I was thinking that maybe having more HP would be a nice improvement to help me to enjoy this boat for a few more years.
I have found a 25 HP Mercury motor, an 82 model...looks clean, the guy says it starts and runs great.
He's asking 800.00.
I was suppose to go look at it this morning but I have been reading mixed reviews on whether or not 25 HP is too much power for a 14 foot aluminum.
I would appreciate any and all comments!
I currently have a Mercury 7.5 on it that runs fine...not as fast as I'd like, but sufficient.
I have spent the last few months considering buying a bigger boat, but this Valco was my Dad's boat, and I am just not ready to part with it yet, so I am thinking of hanging onto it a bit longer.
I was thinking that maybe having more HP would be a nice improvement to help me to enjoy this boat for a few more years.
I have found a 25 HP Mercury motor, an 82 model...looks clean, the guy says it starts and runs great.
He's asking 800.00.
I was suppose to go look at it this morning but I have been reading mixed reviews on whether or not 25 HP is too much power for a 14 foot aluminum.
I would appreciate any and all comments!