Thread: 80 hp vs 130 hp
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Old 04-07-2015, 11:17 PM   #8
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Another thought about using the correct engine is the displacement to power ratio. When you ask an 80 hp engine to push a boat at say 6 kts that little engine might be putting out %80 of its available power. On the other hand a 250 hp engine might only be using %25 of its available power and the reliability and longevity factor will go way up.
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