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On 22 Aug 2004 08:36:40 -0700, (Marko) wrote:
I'm buying an 18' pontoon that weighs 1050 lbs. I decided on the 40hp
Honda but I'm wondering if the 50hp would be better for pulling my
kids on a tube. Besides tubing, I'll also be trolling for walleyes,
trout, etc. Both motors weigh 212 lbs.
Any recommendations? I need to decide soon.
Four stroke? The fifty hands down.
If you can, look around at other brands. Suzuki is pricing their four
strokes very competively at the moment and I believe the Yamaha
four strokes in this horsepower range are direct injection. Not sure
about that though.
And of course, look at the Evinrude E-Tecs in this range.
In any case, I would try to stay within 20% of your max for that boat.
Good luck.
Later,
Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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"Angling may be said to be so
like the mathematics that it
can never be fully learnt..."
Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler", 1653
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