On Jun 6, 12:16*am, Tim wrote:
On Jun 5, 7:21*pm, North Star wrote:





On Jun 5, 9:19*pm, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-

can.com wrote:
On 6/5/12 8:16 PM, North Star wrote:

On Jun 5, 9:07 pm, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com *wrote:
On 6/5/12 7:49 PM, North Star wrote:

To power a thousand pound aluminum boat the boat's manufacturer and
the local dealer recommend spending another $4600 to upgrade to a 60
hp big foot 4 stroke over the 50 hp 2 stroke that is listed as the
basic pkg engine. I can understand this if you plan on waterskiing or
tubing but this seems a bit much for cruising. Dealer says the bigger
motor won't have to work so hard, is better in the hole shots and will
make the boat easier to resell in the future.
I'm thinking spending $2700 by upgrading to a 50 hp 4 stroke should be
good enough.
Too bad those Mercury guys aren't still here in this newsgroup.

Why is your dealer suggesting a "big foot" outboard?

He's just spouting the company line.
If you look at the Legend site and check out the 16 Xcalibur, you'll
see that the boat manufacturer recommends the 60 bigfoot.... *which I
always thought was for pontoon or displacement type boats.
The local guy also mentioned that the lower end would be heavier
duty... comparable to the lower ends on 75s.

Well, a heavier duty lower unit isn't going to have much meaning on a
relatively light alum boat like you are considering. I doubt you abuse
your outboards.

More like baby them.
Here's the model I'm talking about... * * *http://legendboats.com/en/boats/xcalibur/16_xcalibur

That's a swell looking boat, Don.

I may still opt for the little boat with a 40 hp 4 stroke that only
has a hull weight of 600 lbs.
I'll have to board it and see if it fits. The wife of course thinks
bigger is better.... she's a bit nervous on the water and really just
wants to invite her friends and workmates out for afternoon cruises
where I would rather tow to interesting places (bays, harbours and
lakes) that seem interesting.
As we used to say with trailerable sailboats... we can run upwind at
60 mph on the highway a lot faster than we could sail to various
sites.
http://legendboats.com/en/boats/allsport/summary