25 or 30hp

[steveg2407]

My friend is thinking about putting a 30 hp 4stroke on a boat rated for a 25hp would he be breaking any laws? He would put a 25 four stroke on it and tweak it up to a 30 but he found a deal on a 30.

 

[JB]

Re: 25 or 30hp

No law against it most places, Steve, but may not be a good idea.

A 4 stroke 25/30 weighs a lot more than the boat manufacturer probably expected and might overload a flimsy transom.

Tell us what the boat is.

 

[steveg2407]

Re: 25 or 30hp

Its a 1448 tracker grizzly flat bottom all welded.

 

[steveg2407]

Re: 25 or 30hp

06 model thanks.

 

[longshanks]

Re: 25 or 30hp

for what it's worth, I had a Johnson 30 hp 2-stroke on my old 1448, which was rated for 25. The power seemed about perfect, but as JB says, I'd check out how much difference there is in weight between the 25 and 30, both 2 stroke and 4 stroke. My boat was a Lowe 1448M, and set up for a short shaft motor. I would feel much safer if the transom was 20" instead of 15".