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I agree with Ferm and others. Excessive weight is a disadvantage. I have had three versions of Merc v-6 motors on the back of my V. Stepped up in weight every time, the lightweight 200 carbed motor at 389lbs was the perfect match for overall balance. I have sacrificed some of the seagoing ability of my V with the 500+ lb motor I am currently running. Definitely stern heavy now. The way I use the boat for scalloping, running the rivers and bay fishing, I will make do with my choice for now. NYMACK has a 140 that is really nice. His stern sits high in the water.
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11-26-2011, 05:14 AM
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Yes, your boat can handle a 225. Don't know what the weight of your engine is, but if it's about the same as mine (1991 Johnnyrude looper)then you'll be fine. BUT, you'll drink more fuel than your 140 for all the reasons that have aleady be stated.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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