Thread: 80 hp vs 130 hp
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Old 04-08-2015, 06:47 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Marin View Post
I'm sure it would. However, with a displacement cruiser one must be satisfied with creeping along being passed by glaciers and stuff. My wife and I don't have the patience for that (anymore).

"No such thing as too much power" applies to machines that can take advantage of the power. I'm not implying that one should put a ton of power in a boat that can't make use of it.
Marin, If hull speed bothers you so much, why don't you loosen up the purse strings, put a pair of 300+ HP in your boat, and make it plane. Until your boat gets on top, you're just another displacement vessel plowing in denial.

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