If you hurt anyone with a 25% overpower:
1. your insurance will not pay off.
2. the coast guard will write you a ticket.

And you may:

1. tear the transom out of your boat.
2. break the bottom and keel.
3. go airborne!

I would not recommend it. Please see my website for safety information.

Capt. Frank Hopkins

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~aartworks



Clams Canino wrote:

So long as you're carefull - exceeding the HP by 25% shouldn't hurt
anything. Just be wary on your first run and take it up to WOT slowly to see
how everything reacts.

-W

"John Newbie" wrote in message
e.rogers.com...

I have a small 9.9 motor on my 14' small fishing boat. I read the manual

it

says it can be upgraded to 30 HP maximum ... wondering if I put a 40 HP on
it, will that be dangerous? coz my I found a good deal on a used 40HP.

John