Scherfz1
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Jun 4, 2019
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- 238
so i am currently restoring a boat, 89 bayliner 14' capri runabout. the boat currently has a 59 johnson 50hp two stoke. i would like to go bigger on the motor. before i stripped the old girl down i took her out to make sure the motor was sound and it is. i will more than likely run it till she is shot but it doesnt get up and scoot like i want it to and also it doesnt have power trim.
so my question is how big can i safely go, and before you ask, the hull sicker with the rating on it is not to be found.
transom dimensions are 1"(thickness)x25"(width)x20.5" (deepest part)x19"(sides). it's a v hull without tiller controls.
i tried to find the coast guard formula but that has been no help as to what i did find, cause if it was true i would be rated for a 15hp motor by my math.
any help is appreciated, and the transom is being redone with cast.
so my question is how big can i safely go, and before you ask, the hull sicker with the rating on it is not to be found.
transom dimensions are 1"(thickness)x25"(width)x20.5" (deepest part)x19"(sides). it's a v hull without tiller controls.
i tried to find the coast guard formula but that has been no help as to what i did find, cause if it was true i would be rated for a 15hp motor by my math.
any help is appreciated, and the transom is being redone with cast.