I could see one of the small block 200 Etecs on the back of my 18. Same weight as the 150, so why not have 50 extra ponies when the need arises.

I could see one of the small block 200 Etecs on the back of my 18. Same weight as the 150, so why not have 50 extra ponies when the need arises. Its the weight thats the issue...

I have to admit that I rather enjoy the 200 on my 20'. The boat's name says it all "Reel Rush". But I have to say that going over 50 I need to use the tabs, keeps it in the water.
As far as bigger seas, the tabs work great keeping the bow down.
I added a bracket last year and am amazed at the improvement.

Only fitting that my first post over here was on a HP ralated post.

Gearhead I am ESD. Your pass looked faster, there was a lot of boat out of the water. The Seacraft really rises up nice with the extra speed. Nice job.

GPS is probably wrong, wish I could have got a photo of it actually

that Stilletto prop is a horse, since I raised it I came back in a very very crappy Tampa Bay tonight at under 18-20 never would do that before - and it danced over everything, no spray except twice and not me LOL

"The GPS was wrong." That is darn right funny. Except for a few anomolies, they are pretty darn close 99.999% of the time. They are the heaviest instrument ever created by man. :eek::D
52 mph is hauling the mail. Especially standing up in a center console.

All around performance should not be determined solely by top speed. Speed is fun: I've had a 200hp and a 150hp on a 20' seacraft and a 150hp on an 18' and have to respectfully disagree with most of these posts. I now run a 90hp on an 18' and wouldn't go back to a bigger motor. Cruising down a flat calm intracoastal at 30+mph is nice but I spend most of my time in the ocean and usually have to slow down to under 25mph. The hull just performs better with less weight on the transom.

Not sure anyone did, but I increased my cruise by 2mph, top end by 4 and my low end after last night droppped to 18/20 from 22/23 just by raising the motor - sounds like all systems go. The SeaCraft hull is not a semi-displacement, its a racing hull by nature, yes it will run with any power but they all like HP to perform at their best, their best being up on the high deadrise part of the hull at whatever speed.

Which means it needs HP. If you plow with them you are back running the lower deadrise at the outside of the hull, and defeating the purpose of the VDH - just say'in

My other prop did that, and it was wet and pounded, never got up on top - different boat with the Stlletto, entirely