Jeff Peacock
Seaman
- Joined
- Aug 6, 2003
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- 52
I've read a few posts about HP on boats, and that the minimum HP for a given craft is half the max HP. We're buying a 16 ft. Aluminum fishing boat with a 25 HP Merc outboard (72% of the maximum 40 HP). The only problem is, the next step up in HP is a 30 ELPTO, about $2500, which is about $2000 more than I have! Will this boat be under-powered with the 25 HP?