WesNewell
Chief Petty Officer
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I've got a Lowe Stinger 175 boat. The max HP rating on the plate is 75. However, when I compute what the max could be according to regulations it's 175 HP. Boat is 17.5' x 7.5' transom. Lowe hasn't responded to my question on this. Now I don't want a 175hjp engine for this boat, but a 115 would be nice since it's the same weight as the 75. I've noticed many boats are way under rated since researching this and I can't figure out why for sure. Any reasonable explanations out there.
Ref:
Ref:
Safe Horsepower Standards For Outboard Powerd Boats
Horsepower caculations for outboard boats with engines greater than 2 horsepower
newboatbuilders.com