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Old 02-13-2017, 06:38 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by kawishiwi View Post
So the old saying is... "no one ever says they regretted getting the bigger boat engine". So is that true? Anyone on here ever regret getting the biggest rated engine for their boat? Anyone here have a story on repowering with less HP? How many have regetted getting the smaller engine? I only have a little tin boat but its about maxed out @ 115 hp. Maybe the 90 would have been fine. Until I got passed by a 115?
I have a 27 foot boat with a 425 hp motor. The only time I have regret is at the gas pump, but that goes away instantly when I start that motor back up.
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