[Snookerd]

sponge-Ikan and I are in agreement on the 18. The ideal motor weight is less than 400Lbs, especially with a cut-out transom for a 20". I would find a lightly used 130 Yamaha. If you had a 25" inch transom cut out then look at motors up to 430Lbs (raising the floor would be a worth while improvement). I had a 130 2 stroke Yami and it was 358Lbs on my 18SF with 25" cut-out. My dad's 18SF which is a 25" cut out went from a 150 Johnson to a 140 Suzuki. The 140 is around 420Lbs. Deck drainage is about the same as the 1995 150 (barely self-bailing). There is no remote 2 stroke oil tank in the stern on the 140 so the 150 vs. 140 is very close in weight. It is all a trade-off!