tony thomas wrote:
Be carefull w/ putting a lot of hp into a boat that was not designed for it.
I/O type boats - if overpowered - will run sideways due to the torque of the
engine. The boat is just not designed hull wise for a big hp/torque power
plant.
They come w/ V8 but at about 250 hp or so. If you put 400+ hp in it you may
find that it does not run straight.


I had a buddy that had a 19ft rs? Bowrider with the Z-Plane hull. with a
4.6 V6 the thing would do around 50mph. But it pounded any waves it hit.
One of the hardest riding boats I was ever on. The botton was pretty
flat. I have no idea what the deadrise was.

Capt Jack R..