23' Sceptre Repower

[Fr. Frank]

Originally Posted by JBASS02

You should see the looks you get with a 90hp...

When I put a 90 Opti on my '72 Seafari 20, after taking off the b&b'd XR2, I went out with my neighbor who had a 69' SF with a '79 Evinrude 150. He laughed at my dropping from 200hp to only 90.

Took both families and both boats, we both went about 32 miles from Crystal River offshore grouper digging, rafting up and having lunch together. Traveled at the same speed: about 22 mph avg speed in calm Gulf waters with a total trip distance of about 70 miles.

We filled up at the same gas station near the boat ramp. I put in 12.5 gallons to fill my tank, he put in 33 gallons. He wasn't laughing then.

Less than a year later he re-powered to a then new 2007 115 Etec.