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On Jun 28, 10:52 pm, "Don Dando" wrote:
It depends on many many factors. IE;
What is your application? Off shore racing, lake racing, bass
tournament
fishing, water skiing, trolling for fish, running a charter boat,
gentle
curse on a small quiet lake?
Hi thanks for replying
Im thinking of buying a 16ft power boat, its a 71 winner, i beleive
its fiberglass, and it has a honda 01, 50hp motor. I just want to joy
ride for the most part, knee boarding might be fun too.

It's my considered experience that the minimum HP for a 16-18 fiberglass
runnabout to do any kind of "pull-toy" work is 90hp. This from someone who
had 80 - 90 - 115 - 135 hp on the same boat in the same season. A really
light boat can get away with a 70hp. And remember to prop it correctly for
pulling stuff if you're at all low on HP.

-W