Re: Four Strokes???
I have the 140 Suzy 4-stroke on a 1971 20'. top end is 41 mph, cruise is right at 30mph which yields a fuel burn rate of 6gph, or five miles to the gallon.
I had the floor in my boat raised 2" and have a 75 gallon tank. If I were to do it over, I'd go with a 40-50 gallon tank as the engine simply doesn't burn much fuel and the space could be used better than that huge tank.
While the engine works fine fishing with two people, if you plan on taking a lot of gear and 3+ people, I'd go with something bigger (weight permitting). then again, fitting any more than 3 people is going to be tight on that boat, regardless of what power you have.
Irrespective of horsepower, having now had a 4-stroke, I'll never go back to 2-strokes. Never.
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