Anyone powered with a 3.0 140hp recently?

[brisboats]

I am considering pulling my 3.7 165hp and putting in a much newer 3.0 LX 140hp. Nothing against the 3.7 but I really like the simplicity of the 3.0 liter. I am going to use the boat for a crabbing boat and think we can pick up a bit more mpg's too. Not really looking for top speed obviously, but need to know that she will plane with a 1,000 pound load aboard.

I have done plenty of repowers and swaps so aware of the different outdrive ratios and the small things that will arise. My main concern is that the boat will be a poor performer. Reality is I am a firm believer in the if it works don't fix it mantra. But we just got a few low hour 3.0 alpha one gen 2 powered boats and I would like to switchover while these powerplants are still available.

Brian