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Old 07-14-2014, 08:56 PM
Terry England Terry England is offline
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Default 20' Seacraft Overnighter Re-power

20' Low-rider Safari (Overnighter) with Hermco Bracket -
Recommendation #1 - Get the 25" 115hp E-tec. They make 129 hp at the output shaft and use a 150 hp lower unit with 2.25 to 1 gears. They are the smallest engine you can get the I-Command gauges with and study everything you could possibly want to know. You'll need to by a couple of gallons of oil a year and need to add about $1.25 - $1.50 per hour of running time for the three year
service interval. I think you may "touch" 35 MPH with a 15 X 17" wheel and will not use more than 25 gallons per day running daylight to dark.

Recommendation #2 - Find a good Salt Water Series 130 Yamaha, Suzuki DF-140, V-4 130/140 hp Carb. OMC, or an older 150 hp 2 two stroke carb Merc., bolt it up and let it eat. Do you know how much gas you can buy for the possible 1 to 1.5 MPG you might gain for $6,000.00? You could run the Great Circle Route twice before you made up the difference!
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