On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:38:02 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

Also consider who will be in the boat much of the time. I often fish alone,
and my motor's a tiller model. So, I'm in the stern along with the battery.
That raises the bow (affecting visibility) under certain conditions and no
amount of motor angle adjustment helps. I usually put a couple of 50 lb
sandbags in the bow. Even so, this nixed the idea of upgrading to 25 hp a
few years back. That, and the fact that flat water almost never happens
around here.

You can probably fix that issue by installing a Doel-fin (whale tail)
on the cavitation plate. I just put one on my 20 hp Honda and it made
a huge difference.

As for the original question, I guess you have to settle for a 10
horse since 15 would exceed the rating. Otherwise I'd max it out and
go for the 15.