115 hp or 150 hp yamaha

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Originally Posted by Destroyer

The boat came stock from the factory set up for a 150hp engine. Stay with it. A 115 will burn more fuel as it tries to keep your boat on plane, and in the long run you will not be happy with it. The 150 is the proper engine for that hull.

My vote is for a 150, but WELLCRAFT DID factory equip and sell many with 115's as late as the late 80's. The 1.6l sea drive was a 115hp flywheel rated engine, and many V20's got em. It was an underpowered guzzling pig though as mine gulped fuel.