I have the 200HO 3.3 E-tec and love mine. The weight is more than the 2.6 200 for sure--but has not caused me a issue yet--including 65 miles offshore. Fuel burn is awesome for the engine--It is better than my freinds with the 200 Yammi 4 strokers and I eat them up in out of the hole and the top end.
Personally--the 45mph range on GPS is comfortable in these boats--getting over that is starting to get a bit light feeling for me.
The 200HO is rated at 218hp at the prop. And yes--I have hit 53.4 on GPS with it--but why?
As mentioned before--how often can you actually run that fast? Not often--but for me in the Northwest waters--the extra power is important when you are throwing a extra 900 lbs on for a Tuna run, then Tuna on the way in. I have run over 200 miles in the ocean fishing on a tank and had 5 gallons in the 60 left--and that includes 4 hours of trolling--7 to 8 knots and we all know what that does to fuel burn.
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