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I think a 19'8" x 7'6' boat only qualifies for 200 and change horsepower... 
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It certainly doesn't NEED that much. I don't make the guidelines for such determinations, the USCG does. The wording is specific. Max HP is based upon a vessel's LOA and max beam, and each one of them gets rounded up to the next higher foot measurement.
By USCG standards, my Seafari with a hull length of 19'8" and beam of 7'6" is actually 23' long by 8' wide for max HP purposes. That's because LOA includes propulsion machinery and anchor roller. Go figure.
And I think it does pretty well with just a 90 hp Mercury.
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(2) Pompano 12' fishing kayaks
'73 Cobia 18' prototype "Casting Skiff", 70hp Mercury