"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 May 2006 19:34:12 GMT, NOYB penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:


But that same day, the owner of the dealership called to pitch me on
four-strokes.

I'm with Harry on this. If you go to 4-stroke.... go for MAXIMUM
horsepower and prop accordingly to hold the RPMs in the lower
acceptable max band.


Max. hp on the 2001 Marlin is 500hp.

Yamaha has a performance bulletin on those engines with 15 1/4x19 props. It
runs 47.5 mph at 6000 RPM.