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Joe,

My original post #1 was only an inquiry as to how much weight is too much for any given size of Whaler, especially for a 16 ' 7" like I own. I had been thinking of increasing the hp on the '67 Nauset from 90 hp to something bigger. But, if I am restricted to a 4-stroke, it seemed to me that weight would be an issue when getting into the higher hp range with the modern 4 stokes, so I will most likely just stay with the 90 hp 2 stroke. Tedious got me side-tracked concerning my '70 Sport with the 2-stroke 50 hp. I'm not looking to re-power that one unless there is a new 50 hp short shaft that has a reasonably low weight. So far, the only 50 hp short shaft that seems reasonable is the Tohatsu 2-stroke which weighs in at around 207 lbs. But that seems like too much weight for the boat I currently have.

Thanks for all your good advice on this web site. I really do think you have a terrific group of people here.

Geo