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dawson981 posted 06-19-2010 09:41 AM ET (US)
For a 1988 Outrage 22 what size four-cycle outboard motor would be best? I have a SUZUKI 200-HP on it right now, and [the boat] seems a little heavy in the stern. Then again, the way those various wells in this model fill with water, it might need that much [that is, 200-HP] to get up and go.
jimh posted 06-19-2010 09:51 AM ET (US)
When you inquire about the recommended "size" of the outboard, are you asking about its horsepower, its weight, or its overall physical size?
number9 posted 06-19-2010 02:46 PM ET (US)
Is your current Suzuki an eighties vintage 2-stroke? Battery(s) and oil tank near stern?
dawson981 posted 06-19-2010 04:30 PM ET (US)
I'm really referring to the weight of the engine. The engine pushes the boat fine. I just wonder whether it's not a little too heavy for this sized boat, and am curious whether a 175 Suzuki or other four stroke outboard would have substantially less weight and enough power. As I mentioned, when those back two wells---the live bait well and the transom well---are full of water, this boat looks scary low from the stern, maybe 7 inches of freeboard on the transom. That's really my concern. The smallest wake can literally come over the stern just backing down. Seems like a very poor design to have the transom that low. Or am I carrying too much weight back there. Thanks for your anwser.
number9 posted 06-20-2010 03:49 AM ET (US)
Seems to be a common criticism of your Whaler. The minimum recommended power for the outrage 22 is 90 hp. You may be able to find on that weighs less than your current motor.
number9 posted 06-20-2010 03:51 AM ET (US)
supposed to be "one" not on...
DeeVee posted 06-20-2010 10:28 AM ET (US)
I have a 1992 Suzuki 200 (two stroke) on my 1989 Outrage. A 15 Suzuki is mounted on the port side transom. Both batteries are located in the starboard side splashwell, as well as the oil tank for the 15. My splashwell sump always has water in it. My boat has the full width splash well, so it may be less susceptable to water on deck compared to yours.
I have the "live well" set up with a bilge pump that is controlled with an auto/manual switch. I leave the switch on auto. If water gets into the well it is pumped out once the sump at the bottom of the well fills with enough water to activate the pump.
I don't plug the port and starboard sump plugs (your boat may not have a port side sump). If three fisherman are at the aft end of the boat, and the boat is full of fuel, water can fill up the two aft corner sumps and overflow into the "live well", but the pump easily keeps up with it. I never see water on deck.
I can see how the 22 might be a little low in the water with the "live well" filled. Remember, the boat was designed to be powered with twin two stroke outboards (up to twin 120's) which may have weighed over 700 pounds. A single 200 four stroke should not be a problem for a 22, even with the original, narrow splash well.
Doug Vazquez

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Author	Topic: OUTRAGE 22 Re-Power
dawson981	posted 06-19-2010 09:41 AM ET (US) For a 1988 Outrage 22 what size four-cycle outboard motor would be best? I have a SUZUKI 200-HP on it right now, and [the boat] seems a little heavy in the stern. Then again, the way those various wells in this model fill with water, it might need that much [that is, 200-HP] to get up and go.
jimh	posted 06-19-2010 09:51 AM ET (US) When you inquire about the recommended "size" of the outboard, are you asking about its horsepower, its weight, or its overall physical size?
number9	posted 06-19-2010 02:46 PM ET (US) Is your current Suzuki an eighties vintage 2-stroke? Battery(s) and oil tank near stern?
dawson981	posted 06-19-2010 04:30 PM ET (US) I'm really referring to the weight of the engine. The engine pushes the boat fine. I just wonder whether it's not a little too heavy for this sized boat, and am curious whether a 175 Suzuki or other four stroke outboard would have substantially less weight and enough power. As I mentioned, when those back two wells---the live bait well and the transom well---are full of water, this boat looks scary low from the stern, maybe 7 inches of freeboard on the transom. That's really my concern. The smallest wake can literally come over the stern just backing down. Seems like a very poor design to have the transom that low. Or am I carrying too much weight back there. Thanks for your anwser.
number9	posted 06-20-2010 03:49 AM ET (US) Seems to be a common criticism of your Whaler. The minimum recommended power for the outrage 22 is 90 hp. You may be able to find on that weighs less than your current motor.
number9	posted 06-20-2010 03:51 AM ET (US) supposed to be "one" not on...
DeeVee	posted 06-20-2010 10:28 AM ET (US) I have a 1992 Suzuki 200 (two stroke) on my 1989 Outrage. A 15 Suzuki is mounted on the port side transom. Both batteries are located in the starboard side splashwell, as well as the oil tank for the 15. My splashwell sump always has water in it. My boat has the full width splash well, so it may be less susceptable to water on deck compared to yours. I have the "live well" set up with a bilge pump that is controlled with an auto/manual switch. I leave the switch on auto. If water gets into the well it is pumped out once the sump at the bottom of the well fills with enough water to activate the pump. I don't plug the port and starboard sump plugs (your boat may not have a port side sump). If three fisherman are at the aft end of the boat, and the boat is full of fuel, water can fill up the two aft corner sumps and overflow into the "live well", but the pump easily keeps up with it. I never see water on deck. I can see how the 22 might be a little low in the water with the "live well" filled. Remember, the boat was designed to be powered with twin two stroke outboards (up to twin 120's) which may have weighed over 700 pounds. A single 200 four stroke should not be a problem for a 22, even with the original, narrow splash well. Doug Vazquez