So since one motor on the boat needs replacement (currently 1990 Yamaha 150 carb motors), the question is do we replace both, and if so what are our options?
Boat will be used in the waters around Miami, with 3 adults and 3 kids, 2 dogs... Preferred fishing is trolling / drifting, not a lot of 50 mile treks out to Bimini or anything, however the maneuverability of dual motors, and redundancy of a spare motor make the owner (my buddy) lean towards twins.
In reading other posts, it seems as if the boat is likely rated for 325hp, but is that rating a hard number, or is there a lot of room?
So will she take twin 175s, 200s, 225s, 250s? .... If sticking to one motor and a kicker, is 250hp enough, or does he need to look for a 4 stroke 300hp? Any motors purchased will be used, since down here in S. Florida, you can pickup motors for 2-4k each with lots of life left in them (and 4 strokes for 7-10k).
What kind of performance have folks gotten with twin 150s vs. 200s?
Thank you in advance.
Boat will be used in the waters around Miami, with 3 adults and 3 kids, 2 dogs... Preferred fishing is trolling / drifting, not a lot of 50 mile treks out to Bimini or anything, however the maneuverability of dual motors, and redundancy of a spare motor make the owner (my buddy) lean towards twins.
In reading other posts, it seems as if the boat is likely rated for 325hp, but is that rating a hard number, or is there a lot of room?
So will she take twin 175s, 200s, 225s, 250s? .... If sticking to one motor and a kicker, is 250hp enough, or does he need to look for a 4 stroke 300hp? Any motors purchased will be used, since down here in S. Florida, you can pickup motors for 2-4k each with lots of life left in them (and 4 strokes for 7-10k).
What kind of performance have folks gotten with twin 150s vs. 200s?
Thank you in advance.