New Motor

[Bushwacker]

Amen to what Snookerd and Big said! When I repowered from a 300 lb V-4 on the transom to the 429 lb E-Tec sitting 30" aft on a bracket, it took a lot of tweaking, to get it to where it would plane as easily and ride as well as the old setup! I'm sure glad I didn't go any heavier. I considered the 115 but they were not in production at the time I bought it in 2006. It's been a great motor with zero problems in about 370 hrs, but it's definitely a lot more power than you need if you run in anything over about 2-3'. The 20' hull will go airborne in seas over 3' at about 20 kts, so if you run offshore very much, you won't use all that power very often!