I did not catch that in his other post--sounds like he made a great buy.

Ya--by the time you put that much weight 18" plus back it multiples fast what you mount back there.

My 200HO is probabley overkill on my V-20---But the testoserone flows freely when I am in the boat---LOL

Mercury is now making a 200 verado that is an inline 4 cyl. It weighs almost as much as a 200 optimax.

It weighs a bit more according to MERCURY, 497 for the large 3L 200 OPTI and 510 for the 4 cylinder VERADO. Also remember that MERCURY doesn't count anything else in the weight of the VERADO than the engine, midsection and lower unit. They strip them down to essentually only what is required to make them run and drain the oils out and use that weight number.

add on the heavy poweer steering system if its required on a Verado(not sure if the 200 requires it)

I would consider 13 pounds almost the same. How much does 6 quarts of oil weigh? I dont think any motor is weighed with a prop either. The 200 uses standard hydraulic steering like any other motor. If you want to get technical you will save the weight of shift and throttle cables because this motor is fly by wire. Has anybody on this forum ever driven a boat with a verado? They are awesome motors! The supercharger gives the motor 2 stroke power and yet its still as silent as a regular 4 stroke. The digital throttle and shift and the ones with power steering are worth their weight in gold. Its just my opinion but if I had the money and wanted a 4 stroke I would go with the verado.

200 HP 4-stroke Yamaha on a 20' Fisherman too much?
 

I currently have 200HP 4-stroke on my 20' 84 fisherman. The transom needs to be redone, but I'm wondering if I have too much power.... Thoughts??

Too much weight. I bet trailering did it in with all that weight back there bouncing. That YAMAHA weighs in close to 600 pounds in running condition, that is roughly 50% more weight than these boats were meant to hold.