Howdy, Torkmore.<br /><br />You need a 20" (long) shaft engine for the 16'7" Whaler.<br /><br />You can learn a lot about Whalers on www.continuouswave.com <br /><br />It can get a bit rowdy there, but there is more knowledge of Boston Whalers there than anywhere else.<br /><br />Good luck.
torkmore,<br /><br />JB's right about the shaft length and continuouswave. Allot of Whaler knowledge there but they can turn on you. Proceed with caution.
I second that.<br /><br />I still post on CW , unlike JB and maybe DJ? They are smarter then I <br /><br />I'm "ryanwhaler" over there. <br /><br />If your looking into repowering your whaler do a search on CW, the repower discussions for 17'whalers are endless.<br /><br />Good luck.
They tend to ridicule newbies.<br /><br />Ask an intellegent question and you will get intellegent answers. They can be VERY opinionated though. <br /><br />Ryans advice is good. Look through the previous posts there. There is a great deal of info. on repowering.<br /><br />JB has a great deal of experience with that size Whaler and others. I also have a fair amount of experience with that size.<br /><br />That size Whaler is rated to 100 hp. It is a real hotrod at the hp level. A 70 hp is just about perfect in terms of weight and performance.
Thats right mine is maxed out at 115hp according to coast gaurd but I had a 90 on it and thats about all i'll go befor the transom tears off. It's at my dad's and I wasnt sure about the shaft length, so thanks
