Hi Thomas,

Yes, go for the 60hp Yamaha 4 stroke. The base weight for the 40hp is 182#
and the base weight for the 60hp is 244#. Their boats are rated for 70hp
max.

We have three friends we fish with that bought "packages" in our area where
they got the 16' with 40hp and with 2 people (total) aboard they are fine
but with 4 people it is a joke.

They all with they had a 60hp Merc or Yamaha but it too late because they
would loose a ton ($$$) selling their used 40hp and buying a new 60hp.

After 60hp (244#), you need to add 100# to get to 70hp so that is a serious
addition of weight on the transom.

--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA, USA

Web site: www.kiene.com


"Thomas Townsend" wrote in message
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I'm considering purchasing a 16' G3 jon boat. The package comes with
a 40 Yamaha. My question: Should I go with the 40, or should I move
up to the 50 or 60? Usually there will be only a couple of people in
the boat, but there will be times when there will be a total of 4-5
adults. To move up from the 40 to the 50 would cost 420. Do you
think it's worth the extra money?
TIA
Thomas