There are a few fast ones I remember going on over the years.
When I was a kid I used to work on a MA that some guy stuck a old 235 Johnson on the transom and it used to do mid 50's for mph light with a t-top.
I used to fish on 2 bracketed 20's down south. Neither had a t-top, one had a late 80's 225 Merc that was a fresh rebuild, the other had a 175 omc oceanrunner that was a little tired.
The one with the 225 was an easy 60mph boat and still spun a few hundred rpm to many. Even more impressive too me than running almost completely out of the water at wot was the acceleration. If you tapped the throttle a little to hard that boat would try to run right out from under you. A Merc. just looks 'right' on an old SC, and that sound sure can't be matched, you guys are right on.
The one with the 175 60deg. carbed looper was the finest all around running 20' I have ever been on. The boat was slightly underpropped and the boat would hit 52 mph, no tabs, no major playing with weight distribution. That's the motor I'd like to get next, I've been trying to buy one that my buddy has had forever at his marina.
Jay, I told Carmen if he stuck that 200 etec on a bracketed 20, especially with what you're cutting out, it would be a 60 mph boat for all purposes. Well at least it would be when it's "oil slick" calm.
NoBones 2' tabs? Wow your 20 must be fun with all that HP.
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Thank goodness that in the scheme of things you are broke, powerlesss and inconsequential, because with the shortsighted alternatives and idealogy you have you'd be much worse than those you complain about.
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