Hey buddy. I had that 250 Yamaha on mine and it was terrible! The boat was sitting too low in the water, motor weighed around 500 pounds. I installed a 130 Etec which weighs 390 and it makes all the difference in the world. That 100 extra pounds that the new motor weighs might be the difference in making that boat sit in the water because 100 pounds less on my boat took it right out the water. With that heavy motor in rough seas it will be pretty dangerous especially with a following sea. Also, I checked the weight of every outboard out there and noticed that Mercury are actually the heaviest. I tell you this from personal experience because I was going really fast but now this boat rides beautiful.
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