Re: 115 hp to little hp?
Mirage,
Worried? Dont be. I bought the boat that Bar Hopper was talking about. 1985 with 1999 115 Ocean Pro. Its plenty fast for me. 22-23 kts cruise. I had it up to 27-28 ish so far at 5500. Honestly, for bay fishing and going outside on nice days, you really cant go much faster in the wind blown chop etc. Or at least i dont like to. ;D If you boat on a lake or are a speed freak, then the mecruiser may be slow for you. I really dont need to know what 50 knots feels like in a V20.
Now, I must say that I am a little "used" to 20-30 knot speeds, as for the last ten years or so I fished primarily on larger sportfishers offshore. If i can tolerate a 3 and a half hour ride to the canyons at 23 knots, a little run across the bay or out the inlet at the same speed is not a problem.
My boat gets up on plane with two people, full fuel and all gear with no problems and no hesitation. Remember, some v20's were sold from the factory with 112 hp sea drives. If the boat was completely ineffcient and would not run right with that power, they wouldnt have offered it. CTV20 just took his old seadrive off after almost 20 years and it still runs!
Dont let anything you read here worry you. (Unless its one of macojoe's posts - then be very worried! ;D) I was ready to rip out my original fuel tank in my 85 this winter after reading a bunch of posts and coming to the conclusion that mine had to be leaking. Well, its not. ;)
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