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Old 09-07-2016, 12:25 PM
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Carl Moesly designed the 19/20' SeaCraft hulls in the mid-60's for the largest outboards of the time, the I-6 Merc and V-4 OMC's, which weighed 260-300 lbs. The result was an extremely strong but light, slender, and very efficient hull that would plane at ~ 10-12 mph with a heavy load, ride like a much bigger and heavier boat, run 10% faster than competitive deep-V hulls with the same weight & power, and perform extremely well with an 85 hp motor. That hull is a totally different animal than the modern fat 8-8.5' beam 20 footers designed for 500 lb 4-stroke motors that require at least 200 hp for decent performance!

If you can find a Verado within that weight range, by all means have at it. Otherwise be prepared for min planing speeds in the mid-20's and a serious disappointment in the ride quality compared to the OEM configuration, which allowed SeaCraft to not only dominate it's outboard class in the 1960's Offshore Power Boat races in very rough seas, but often beat much larger inboards running 2-3X more horsepower!
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Old 09-07-2016, 01:05 PM
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Thanks for the reality check. I appreciate it.
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