Posted by tedious on 09/22/11 - 7:08 PM
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Geo wrote:
Tedious,
No point belaboring this subject. The story is clear. According to a Yamaha distributor web site my short shaft 50 h.p. is 175 lbs. The link for the info is below, but it loads a bit slowly:
http://www.yamaha.co.za/site/1778/view/50hmhos.html
So, as I was originally inquiring, what 4-stroke can match this in terms of h.p. relative to weight? I have yet to find one. Also, this has nothing to do with "overpowering" a boat. As you will see in my original inquiry, I was only pointing out that 4 strokes have a weight disadvantage, especially for a boat like mine. Regardless, thanks for your helpful suggestion concerning down sizing to the 30 hp.
Geo.
Actually, your original question was about the great weight of four strokes overwhelming Whaler transoms.
The fact that a lightweight four-stroke that will allow you to overpower your 13 doesn't exist does not make your generalization any less ignorant.