Yeah, Force never made a 40 AFAIK. I know for sure they didn't make one in '87.
I think that's a good plan if the 50 doesn't have enough oomph for you.
Denny, you have the right idea. But before one of the Force haters jump in, I'll come to your defense. I believe given the age of the motor in question here, its probably a rebranded Chrysler. Mercury brought the Force line under their wing I believe in the 1990's as a low cost alternative. Even then they left the powerheads alone and just used Merc parts for the lower end.Ironic that yu shuld be inquiring about my same Engine, and I love my 40 HP Force. , It moves my 16 foot Alumcraft bass boat accross Lake Okeechobee , FL at about 30 MPH , which is fast enough for me to get to any part of the lake i want to go in 1 hour or less, on less than 5 gallons of gas.
When you buy a Force you are actually buying a Mercury in disguise. ( It says so right on the side of the cowling : by Mercury Marine ) Why the name change for this motor, I do not know, but never the less a Mercury is what it is and if they are going to boldly proclaim that on the motor, I would not think that they would compromise thir good name in motors, by making something that would not hold up. As for yours from what i can see, it looks like it may be a bit ( but not too much ) undepowered on that boat, but if the price is right, I don't see that it is that bad of a deal. just sit back and enjoy the ride. I would still bet that even on that boat you should be able to do 25 mPh or so, but it largely depends on the prop you using as well . But if it is really a big hang up to you and you turn it down let me know what they want for it and maybe i will buy it myself.
Denny
And somtime the >> Old << is better than the new. A good friend of mine is a collector of VERY Old outboard motors, some dateing back to the 18th century and believe it not they ALL !!!!! run. At last count I believe he told me he had about 30 of them, and unlike the newest greatest tinker toy on the market like my brand new pick up truck that that the gas gauge quit on me in 4 years, while my 1949 Chev PU gas gauge still works just fine goes to prove that the latest greatest is not always superior. Put it this way on my last trip to the Big "O" ( January 2010 ) I put in the water and was on the lake well ahead of a Bass Classic Pro running a late model $50 grand Ranger which was still sitting in the parking lot trying to get his 200 HP Yamahah DI running, while I was already out on the lake fishing. so what does that tell ya about my !! 20 yr old FORCE !! The way i looked at it, he should have been glad that I was out there ahead of him cause he might have needed a tow back in
Denny
And somtime the >> Old << is better than the new. A good friend of mine is a collector of VERY Old outboard motors, some dateing back to the 18th century and believe it not they ALL !!!!! run. At last count I believe he told me he had about 30 of them, and unlike the newest greatest tinker toy on the market like my brand new pick up truck that that the gas gauge quit on me in 4 years, while my 1949 Chev PU gas gauge still works just fine goes to prove that the latest greatest is not always superior. Put it this way on my last trip to the Big "O" ( January 2010 ) I put in the water and was on the lake well ahead of a Bass Classic Pro running a late model $50 grand Ranger which was still sitting in the parking lot trying to get his 200 HP Yamahah DI running, while I was already out on the lake fishing. so what does that tell ya about my !! 20 yr old FORCE !! The way i looked at it, he should have been glad that I was out there ahead of him cause he might have needed a tow back in
Denny
