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Originally Posted by ishoot308
Before buying my wife's current boat we test drove a Robalo 18' center console. While it is certainly "built like a tank" we could not get the boat up on plane with three people in it because it was so heavy! The boat also had the maximum horsepower outboard on it (90 HP) and there was nothing wrong with it. The salesman at Melvin Village actually told us that "yeah someone has to walk to the front of the boat so it will plane"! Are you kidding me! Not sure if other models have the same issue but if you go on line the biggest complaint about Robalo's is their weight and a lot of people are complaining!
Dan
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Dan, the Robalo R180's have a maximum horsepower rating of 150 and I have never seen one with less than a 115. Not surprised it struggled with a 90. You do bring up a couple of very valid points. First, dealers often try to rig boats with the minimum horsepower out there to keep the cost down. Second, always sea trial/test drive the boat to make sure it will work for you.
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