Re: Horse Power
One thing not covered yet is that if you have a 20" transom, you would want 15" legs on the twins. Those 25" shafts mounted off centerline would run way deep in the water. My guess is that one of those 140's would make for a very adequate fishing boat. I've got a 150 merc on mine and it cruises at 26kts at 4k burning 6.7 gph. Thats right about 3.8 mpg in ideal conditions. If I'm easy on the throttle I can run around 3.2 mpg all the time. The other point I'd comment on is that if the boat looks decent, I'd try a good compound/wax job before I jumped into painting. Look into getting the floor gelcoated, its harder than paint and will last much longer. I bet you could get a splatter finish done real reasonable. Good luck, they are great fishing boats.
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