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tvon posted 03-13-2003 05:55 PM ET (US)
Does anybody know the max hp for a 96 24' Outrage. I've got a 94 21 Outrage and am looking to move up to something a little larger. I came across a hull on eBay and am trying to get an idea what it would cost to repower.
Thanks,
.......Todd
Tom W Clark posted 03-13-2003 06:21 PM ET (US)
400 hp.
tvon posted 03-13-2003 06:38 PM ET (US)
Thanks Tom! I was guessing that but wanted to now for sure.
..........Todd
lhg posted 03-13-2003 07:10 PM ET (US)
A friend had one of those boats, and it would run about 50-52 mph with a pair of Johnson 200's on it. Lowest recommend HP would be a single 225.
tvon posted 03-13-2003 08:01 PM ET (US)
I was looking to put twins on it, preferably 200's as we make some long runs to the Gulf Stream in North Florida. Do you think that twin 150's would do the trick just as well?
Barry posted 03-13-2003 09:44 PM ET (US)
No. The reason being that the minimum recommended H.P. for that boat was 200. BW defined minimum H.P. as the H.P. required to plane with a light load. With twin 200's you could probably plane on one engine if you had to. That would obviously depend on boat load, how the engines where mounted, how they were propped, etc. No way with a single 150.
JEvans posted 03-14-2003 08:14 AM ET (US)
Todd,
Had a 97 with twin Merc 150's and the boat ran fine. Would also plane on a single but took some time to get there. Used the boat to go to the canyons in NJ so runs were 180 plus miles round trip 110 to 120 gals used. A friend had 200's on the same boat and used a lot more fuel for the same run. Smaller equals increased range decreased range. Boat toped out at 45 hope this helps.
Joe
tvon posted 03-14-2003 12:14 PM ET (US)
We frequently run to the ledge now out of St. Augustine which is a 60 mile rn each way or about 150 miles for the day. Fuel economy is becoming more important than top end. If I can get to the mid to high 40's than I'm happy.
.......Todd
Barry posted 03-14-2003 12:31 PM ET (US)
OK, I take back the "no way". ;-)
I guess I should have written that you will have a much better chance of planing with a single engine on a twin engine 24-Outrage if that engine is a 200.

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Author	Topic: Max HP for 96 24 Outrage
tvon	posted 03-13-2003 05:55 PM ET (US) Does anybody know the max hp for a 96 24' Outrage. I've got a 94 21 Outrage and am looking to move up to something a little larger. I came across a hull on eBay and am trying to get an idea what it would cost to repower. Thanks, .......Todd
Tom W Clark	posted 03-13-2003 06:21 PM ET (US) 400 hp.
tvon	posted 03-13-2003 06:38 PM ET (US) Thanks Tom! I was guessing that but wanted to now for sure. ..........Todd
lhg	posted 03-13-2003 07:10 PM ET (US) A friend had one of those boats, and it would run about 50-52 mph with a pair of Johnson 200's on it. Lowest recommend HP would be a single 225.
tvon	posted 03-13-2003 08:01 PM ET (US) I was looking to put twins on it, preferably 200's as we make some long runs to the Gulf Stream in North Florida. Do you think that twin 150's would do the trick just as well?
Barry	posted 03-13-2003 09:44 PM ET (US) No. The reason being that the minimum recommended H.P. for that boat was 200. BW defined minimum H.P. as the H.P. required to plane with a light load. With twin 200's you could probably plane on one engine if you had to. That would obviously depend on boat load, how the engines where mounted, how they were propped, etc. No way with a single 150.
JEvans	posted 03-14-2003 08:14 AM ET (US) Todd, Had a 97 with twin Merc 150's and the boat ran fine. Would also plane on a single but took some time to get there. Used the boat to go to the canyons in NJ so runs were 180 plus miles round trip 110 to 120 gals used. A friend had 200's on the same boat and used a lot more fuel for the same run. Smaller equals increased range decreased range. Boat toped out at 45 hope this helps. Joe
tvon	posted 03-14-2003 12:14 PM ET (US) We frequently run to the ledge now out of St. Augustine which is a 60 mile rn each way or about 150 miles for the day. Fuel economy is becoming more important than top end. If I can get to the mid to high 40's than I'm happy. .......Todd
Barry	posted 03-14-2003 12:31 PM ET (US) OK, I take back the "no way". ;-) I guess I should have written that you will have a much better chance of planing with a single engine on a twin engine 24-Outrage if that engine is a 200.