04-08-2019, 12:53 AM
Thanks all for your input.
My boat either doesn't have a capacity plate or it is too faded out to read. It's an early '70s vintage and the plate became a requirement in Nov. 1972 so it may have been manufactured too early to have a Coast Guard plate. I've done a lot of research and have seen such boats powered with up to 25-30 hp motors. The thinking is that it's better to have it and not use it than to need it and not have it. A 15 hp motor seems to weigh little more than a 9.9 but a 25 is a considerable amount more weight hanging on your tail. I'm just going to have to get it out and see what the dynamics are like with the 9.9 and see if I would even feel like I need/want more power.
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My boat either doesn't have a capacity plate or it is too faded out to read. It's an early '70s vintage and the plate became a requirement in Nov. 1972 so it may have been manufactured too early to have a Coast Guard plate. I've done a lot of research and have seen such boats powered with up to 25-30 hp motors. The thinking is that it's better to have it and not use it than to need it and not have it. A 15 hp motor seems to weigh little more than a 9.9 but a 25 is a considerable amount more weight hanging on your tail. I'm just going to have to get it out and see what the dynamics are like with the 9.9 and see if I would even feel like I need/want more power.
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