Bob La Londe
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jan 26, 2004
- Messages
- 196
It seems I recall that outboards used to be rated for horsepower at the<br />crank, and now they are rated at the prop shaft. The net difference being<br />that a newer motor actually develops more power for the same rating than an<br />older motor.<br /><br />Is that true?<br /><br />If so, at about what time did motors start being rated at the prop shaft?<br /><br />The reason I ask is that I just got my Whacko (Waco) on the water.<br /><br /> My Waco Link <br /><br />They way it is configured it is rated for a 50HP outboard. I have an older<br />Force 50 on it that I picked up from Ebay. It runs great, but I was<br />wondering if shopping for a newer motor might get me a little better push.