Im totally stoked, took delivery of my new to me 1975 MFG Carefree 14 runabout. 
After doing a bit of researth i have found a discremincy in the manufactuers horsepower ratings for this 14 foot runabout. I thought this boat was a 1973 Carefree 14 foot which can handle an OB up to 40HP. The boat turned out to be a 1975 Carefree 14. Once again i went to the site with the manufactures HP recomandations, now it says this boat is only good for a 25 HP motor. Why? The seller sold me the boat with a Evenrude 35 HP, which he said worked just fine. The OB looks quite big on the back of this vessel. Its a 2 cycle engine which may be lighter than it looks. Keep her headed into the wind. Mitch
After doing a bit of researth i have found a discremincy in the manufactuers horsepower ratings for this 14 foot runabout. I thought this boat was a 1973 Carefree 14 foot which can handle an OB up to 40HP. The boat turned out to be a 1975 Carefree 14. Once again i went to the site with the manufactures HP recomandations, now it says this boat is only good for a 25 HP motor. Why? The seller sold me the boat with a Evenrude 35 HP, which he said worked just fine. The OB looks quite big on the back of this vessel. Its a 2 cycle engine which may be lighter than it looks. Keep her headed into the wind. Mitch 
