Overpowering OUTRAGE 17
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:22 am
People over-power boats all the time. [Would buying a new engine for a 1991 OUTRAGE 17 that exceeded the Boston Whaler specification for maximum power] be a bad idea[?]
I drive slowly. I am probably only going to cruise at 40-MPH--no need to go faster. [Would it be] nice to only be at one-half to three-quarter-throttle doing [40-MPH] instead of wide open throttle?
Thank you for your opinion.
BACKSTORY: I have a 1991 OUTRAGE 17. On the original Yamaha V4 115-HP outboard engine, I just found one cylinder is bad. Evinrude is offering a 10-year-warranty on any new motor. I am having a hard time deciding what motor to get. Many forums state there is a concern with the weight of the [outboard engine] but there are no specifications [for a 1991 Boston Whaler OUTRAGE 17] on weight-- only maximum power. When the kids were on the bow [of the 1991 Boston Whaler OUTRAGE 17], I never [thought] the stern felt low enough, and the bow was hugging the water.
I drive slowly. I am probably only going to cruise at 40-MPH--no need to go faster. [Would it be] nice to only be at one-half to three-quarter-throttle doing [40-MPH] instead of wide open throttle?
Thank you for your opinion.
BACKSTORY: I have a 1991 OUTRAGE 17. On the original Yamaha V4 115-HP outboard engine, I just found one cylinder is bad. Evinrude is offering a 10-year-warranty on any new motor. I am having a hard time deciding what motor to get. Many forums state there is a concern with the weight of the [outboard engine] but there are no specifications [for a 1991 Boston Whaler OUTRAGE 17] on weight-- only maximum power. When the kids were on the bow [of the 1991 Boston Whaler OUTRAGE 17], I never [thought] the stern felt low enough, and the bow was hugging the water.