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Originally Posted by smokeonthewater View Post
I can say this, when merc went prop rated the 140 became a 115... That's a 21% reduction.
johnson/evinrude did the same in 85 when they started propshaft rating. yamahas 220 excell became there 175. also keep in mind they could be +/- 10% of the rated hp and still be legal. like how yamahas 200 and 225 4 strokes were the same exact engines except for decals when they 1st came out. they didnt get in trouble because they both made roughly 205-210 hp which was within the 10% hp allowance, but it was frowned upon when it was discovered they were charging $1000 more for different decals.
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