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Originally Posted by Beaver
Id do the 90. There are several guys on this site that have mentioned the 140 being too much weight. The Potter hulls do a lot better with a lighter motor (20 transom and theyre all a little ass heavy). Itll plane a lot quicker and be able to keep it on plane at a lot lower speed.
I keep waiting for someone to put an F70 on an 18. I bet it would push it fine
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Bought my 18 that had a tired 96 115 Yamaha 2-stroke. Replaced it with a new 2018 Yamaha F90 4-stroke that I got on a can't pass up deal. Why? I'm on the West Coast where I do quite a bit of 2 kt salmon trolling and breathing 2-stroke fumes on a downwind tack is not the most pleasurable experience. The Pacific has typical running conditions consisting of swells with 12 to 20 second intervals as well as short interval head-high wind swells. There are only a few days when you could run a sustained 30+ kts. comfortably and safely on this short, beamy hull, so right now I'm not missing the potential advantages of 115 to 140 hp that can be applied to this hull.
This is still the ass-heaviest outboard boat I have ever owned, and I'm still trying to adjust to water washing over the transom while sitting in a chop or backing down. I did relocate the battery from the starboard rear compartment to the front of the console and religiously keep the baitwell free of water when not using it
BTW, the F70 and F90 are exactly the same in terms of weight, dimensions, etc. Only difference, I believe, are the stickers and ECU...and the price.