Re: Johnson Models
There are so many different boats with so many different maximum horsepower ratings that they try to cover as many of them as they can. That helps assure that one of their motors will be hanging on the back.<br /><br />For instance, my 1970s boat is rated for 100Hp. At the time, Chrysler had comparatively few different models. The closest was 105Hp, so I wouldn't have been able to get that motor with my boat. Mercury offered a 90 and 115 Hp. That kinda screwed Merc for this deal. Evinrude offered a 100, so that's what it got. That same basic design was rated at 85, 90, 100, 110, 115, 125, 135, and 140. That covers a lot of boat max Hps.
