fiddlebick
Well-Known Member
In my search for a boat, I run across motors from 200 to 300 on a 23 to25ft hull. I don't need a bigger badder motor, but I am not sure I'd want to pass on a nice boat just because its going to use more fuel at a reasonable cruising speed than a smaller one. I don't need to run 45 mph unless I am outrunning a storm, or some other reason to get off the lake quickly. I saw a boat online with a 300 yamaha is why I'm asking for input. Currently I average about 30hrs on the motor per summer, but in retirement that may well double. Since I don't have a lake house and never will, the bigger cost would likely be more mpg spent pulling the boat to the lake. Are any of you sorry that you bought a bigger hp now that you own one?