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Message: <blockquote data-quote="flatheadsteve" data-source="post: 504098" data-attributes="member: 33666"><p>If buying new I would max out the hp.  You'll always have ot on hand if you need it and the bigger motor won't have to work as hard when your loaded with gear and people.  I run a yamaha 150 sho on a 20ft tin that weighs 1500lbs dry. It's good for 56mph with 3 adults and gear. It's a big jump between. 115 and 150 the 150s have a much bigger engine block. 1.8L vs 2.8L on the yamahas. The torque difference between the 2 is bigger than the hp difference. Between a g3 and a alumacraft I would go g3. Alumacraft may not be around much longer they have already done away with well over half of the models of boat they make.  The dealer I bought my xpress from use to be an alumacraft dealer. His story is the company that owns BRP bought alumacraft a few years back and its been downhill since. It's a shame I bought a alumacraft mv 1648 ncs brand new back in 2005 and ran the snot out of it for 15yrs. Would have kept it but the kids grew and the 4 of us no longer fit comfortably.</p></blockquote><p></p>