Newbie on here just picked up a 1993 CC
 

I just picked up a 1993 Center Console with a 2004 Mercury 225 saltwater and was curious how this boat would handle with that motor.

Welcome to the site, should do great. That should be about the same weight as the 200 hp.

Post up some pics when u can

Should do fine. Just remember that these hulls start to get a little squirrelly in turns above 50MPH, and a 225 engine should have no problem reaching that speed. Be careful

What those guys said.

And welcome!

Well that kind of coincides with what the previous owner told me he only had it out once with that motor on there and he claimed he hit 52 and that’s were his courage ran out and he started backing down. But the story is I had found a super low hours 2005 26’ Seafox and this motor was on there. The guy who had the V20 wanted a bigger boat and I wanted his boat so he bought the Seafox repowered it with a brand new Suzuki 350 and put the 225 on his boat and he sold it to me. So it was kind of win win for everyone. The motor actually only has 152 hours on it believe it or not.

Sounds like a win-win, very rare in the boating world.

Well initially it wasn’t planned that way I just knew he was looking for a bigger boat. Once he ran the Sea Fox with the 225 on there fully loaded he knew he needed to repower and needed to come up with a nice chunk of money for his 350. My main concern with the 225 on the v20 was how the weight would affect it. Hopefully will get it in the water this weekend and I’ll find out

Maybe a bit squirrely towards top end........but pick nice flat conditions and let er rip !

Combination of outboard trim, and if equipped with trim tabs and you'll dial in
max rpm & speed for your records....

If boat hull, motor, motor height, and prop all correct.......I'm guessing 55 + mph quite possible, with 1/2 fuel or less.

Nice - enjoy !

I had it out for the first time today and it ran well she’s fast but I didn’t feel like it was too much it was nice having power if I needed it. My trim button is sticking so I need to replace that and I didn’t play with the trim a whole lot because of that. But I’ll get it taken care of before I get back out there

As stated, it's in turns at high speed that things can get squirrely rapidly. As you take a sharp turn the boat will lean in the direction you're turning. As it does so it lifts the other side of the hull up out of the water, so the lifting strakes that were giving you planing and control on the side opposite the turn will give less. At the same time the side leaning into the turn will slide sideways (centrifugal force) through the water because of less hull in the water. It's just something to be aware of at speed. Hit a big roller wave while that's going on and it can mean trouble in seconds.