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    Thanks! I'll be on Lake Erie here in Ohio. Just far enough out for the kids to fish etc. I'm not sure what prop will be on it. This is what I do know. Mercury 50 4S EFI BF. Sorry i'm so new to this. I have read that my 20' boat with 23" logs should be ok and cruize at about 20mph. Maybe...
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    Poor proformmance

    Yeah, we went to the boat show here in Cleveland last weekend and it was a no doubter which we were going with. We planned on a pontoon from the start and once we saw the Bennington Pontoons, we has our hearts set. I had no idea how much boat motors cost. The upgrade from the 9.9 that came...
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    Poor proformmance

    Thanks Spin! That helps a lot. Thats exactly what I was doing. Sitting here second guessing myself. It's hard to guage being that this is our first boat of any kind. I can't wait!
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    Thanks! We are super excited. It's gonna take forever for winter to end it seems. I can't wait to see what 18 - 20mph is like on the water. From a newbie like me, it seems that is extremely slow. I guess the only thing i have to compare it with is my car...lol. UGH. I hope I made the...
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    Poor proformmance

    Good Morning everyone! I just bought a 2013 "S" series 20' Bennington yesterday. The original package included a 9.9 motor. I upgraded that to a 50hp Mercury 4S EFI BF. It says that max hp for my boat is 70hp. The money for the upgrade was considerable. My question is, what kind of...
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