repowering my 20v CC have a 150hp 2stroke want to go much smaller

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Originally Posted by MoonGlow II

I have a 1980 20v CC with a Suzuki 150 hp 2 stroke runs great and fast BUT the price of gas is killing me and keeping me off of the water. So I am thinking of going much smaller as in the 50 to 90 hp used 4 stroke motors....I dont care about speed as much as having enough power to make it out the inlet in a strong tide and to be safe in case the weather turns bad and the seas get rough. We use the boat for near shore SCUBA diving and intercoastel crusing. staying within 3 miles of shore. Would like to hear all you thoughts on the on my idea. Thanks and happy boating!

Keep the motor you have...gas prices are about to decline somewhat for one thing...and try simply going slower...as you surely will w/a much smaller motor. Keep your RPMs down just enough to keep her on plane...high RPMs really burn the gas...you'll need to juice it up to get on plane, but once you do, throttle back and lighten your load as much as possible...