My V-20 performance

[shaneburris74]

Thats interesting stuff to know that Wellcraft had a power option of a 100hp motor. Here I am worried that when I hang my 150hp on mine that I'm gonna be lacking in power. I know alot of guys on here run 150's but I still have that worry.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by shaneburris74

Thats interesting stuff to know that Wellcraft had a power option of a 100hp motor. Here I am worried that when I hang my 150hp on mine that I'm gonna be lacking in power. I know alot of guys on here run 150's but I still have that worry.

I'm runnin' a 17P prop on my 150 and toppin' out just over 40 mph (GPS)...it's plenty of power, but just once I wanna punch a V-20 w 225 hangin on her tranny...Oooooeee

[shubey61]

Runnin a 200 johnnyrude w/a 15 x 17 prop, tops out at 5600 rpms 45.7 mph on gps

[chrisrub]

Thanks for all the responses.

How big of a project is it to do a bracket repower job?

What would be a good bracket/motor combination to keep an eye out for?

[macojoe]

You want a flotation bracket and anything from a 140 to 175 will be fine!

I did mine as a few others here, I use too run a 175 with great results! My 23 Sea Ox is also a old sea drive bracket conversion!

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by chrisrub

Thanks for all the responses.

How big of a project is it to do a bracket repower job?

What would be a good bracket/motor combination to keep an eye out for?

One thing we've talked about here when converting to bracket/outboard is be sure to use a 25" shaft motor as a short-shaft has a tendency to flood the motor when trottling back to a stop...

Another consideration is motor weight and these days the E-Tech has 'em all beat in the power-to-weight ratio department...an Armstrong aluminum flotation bracket and an E-Tec 175-200 would be my choice