bayonnebandit
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Sep 4, 2009
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- 34
I just posted about my bow eye but I have another question on the boat and figured it better to be a separate post. So, the boat is a 76 21 ft Mariner. It has a Max hp rating of 150. With Evinrude being discontinued, I am debating jumping on a Etec G2 140 given the incentives they have right now. That being said, the weight of the new engine is 390-415lbs depending on options. In doing research, I’ve surprisingly found out that 150hp engines back in the 70s were lighter than today’s (somewhere around the 300lb mark) and the hp was rated at the Powerhead not the prop. Given the added weight and the added thrust (these G2s are supposed to have an incredible amount of torque), do we think that it’s too much engine for the boat. I know it all depends on “how you run it” but I do like to get on the gas and I go out in the ocean off the NJ coast in some pretty rough seas from time to time. Id like the reliability and features of the new engine but I don’t want to install it and make a reef if you catch my drift. I’ve already installed a 1/8”x2” aluminum angle iron across the top of the transom for added strength, but I was thinking I may need to shore up the knee brace. Currently I can make it flex slightly at the bottom if I stand on the cavitation plate of the engine and jump up and down (not sure if that’s normal flexing or not).
Just for information my current 90 Etec weighs 320lbs
Just for information my current 90 Etec weighs 320lbs