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Thanks, Russell! I checked it out. Looks like a good option -- pricey, but looks easy to install and the reviews are good.

Update: The dealer recommended XD50, so that's what I've been running.

Now that I have finished the re-power with an Evinrude 150 H.O. and Rebel stainless propeller, and [the 1973 Boston Whaler OUTRAGE 21 boat] runs great--50-MPH--it's time to come up with a better system for pulling the kids on a tube. Currently, I'm running a cable between the two transom towing eyes...

Looks like I'm going with the Evinrude E-TEC 150 H.O. in graphite (black)! I chose the E-TEC 150 H.O. over a Suzuki DF200, which would have only been about $700 more, out-the-door--not too much real-world power difference and 80-lbs more weight on the transom. Is there an XD-100 setting on the 150 H...

grizzly wrote:I installed a F150 on my 2986 Outrage and thought it was too big and out of proportion to the boat.

What model year was the F150?

Thanks, Phil. That's just what I wanted to hear.

A used-engine dealer tried to sell me on using a jack plate and going with 25-inch-shart engine rather than 20-inch-shaft engine. I am going to research jack plates, but don't know much about them. My first thought is that I would worry that this would put extra stress on the transom. Other than tha...

Suzuki engines have good reputation in the Lower Alabama coastal area and I've seen them on several commercial guide boats. My only concern would be a good local dealer for service and parts. Funny, you should mention that, Butch. One of the factors that is in the calculus is the fact that despite ...

Maverick wrote:I've read favorable posts about Suzuki but never owned one. Is there a big difference in dollars and specifications?

The 200 Zuke weighs in at 498 and is essentially the same price installed/out-the-door as the 150 HO. The 200 Verado is 510 lbs and approx. $700 more.

New horse in the running -- Suzuki DF200A (498 lbs) -- with incentives, it is even less expensive than the etec 150HO!!

Thanks, Russell and Mav. Mav, although my hull is 3' longer than yours, it weighs in at 1600 lbs vs. your 1800 so that is a good sign for the 150HO. I think that with all of the considerations, including price, I've narrowed it down to an Etec 150 HO, or a Mercury Verado 200. I can't find reliable i...

Thanks for the advice! I think that with all of the considerations, including price, I've narrowed it down to an Etec 150 HO, or a Mercury Verado 200. I can't find reliable info on how much our original twin Johnson 65's weight -- (420-460). The etec only weighs 420 (plus the oil tank -- 40-60 lbs f...

Thanks, Butch. I looked at the Verado 175, but was a bit put off because of the weight (and there is a 6 week wait for one here).

Looks like I posted this in the wrong category. Oops!

[Multiple threads on this same topic have been merged into one thread.--jimh] [I am] re-powering a Boston Whaler Outrage 21 that has been in the family (and garaged) since new. If you can believe it, she still has the original twin Johnson 65-HP engines with top-end and carburetors rebuilt less than...