[rjm0604]

The boat had a 5.0. Mercury marine makes a 5.7 that is equal to 250 HP. The engine I had installed is a 350 mag MPI that is equal to 300HP. When I had the engine installed I went to mercury's website. There were only 2 mercury certified technicians(mechanics) in my county. Cape Harbor Marina who installed the engine and outdrive is one of them, they recommended the upgrade in power and the outdrive for the sceptre. That was 20 months ago and have had zero problems with performance of the engine and the outdrive.