I'm on the skeptical side myself on this, but how about keeping both motors for now, getting the boat fixed up and trying it out with the 70? If you like it, THEN sell the 100. If it's too much of a dog, put the 100 back on and sell the 70. I know it's a bit of a pain noodling with rigging, but the peace of mind of "knowing for sure" would be hard to resist for me. Eventually resale with a 70 would also suffer, as most folks are gonna look at that and say "Needs a bigger motor."
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