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Originally Posted by sidelock
Are your scuppers under water with the weight of the 175 Suzuki or did you raise the deck ? I was playing with the idea of putting a 115 Etech on my 18' till I found out what they weigh. I'm running a 1998 C115 Yamaha at 330lbs and I wouldn't feel too comfortable hanging anything much heavier on there.
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The bilge access in the 18 is terrible. With a heavy motor you can forget about getting to the bilge in any kind of chop. You'll also need a permanent watertight splashgate to keep water out of the floor baitwell.