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Evinrude 35 vs Etec 40- Worth the upgrade on a 16' V-bottom?
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<blockquote data-quote="Weldorthemagnificent" data-source="post: 462264" data-attributes="member: 22139"><p>I have a 16' Naden vee hull running a 1983 Johnson 35. Somewhere around 1985 the industry went from powerhead to propshaft for horsepower ratings, so our motors are more like 30 hp. </p><p>I like the light weight of the old motor, I can take it off by myself at the end of the season. I can also sit my 220lbs on it (not that this is a regular practice) and not worry about water coming over the transom. Mine is a short transom plus I have a trolling motor and battery at the stern as well. </p><p>The etec is an awesome motor, I see a lot of them in the remote areas where I fish and wow are they quiet. I'd be willing to bet you'd even see a slight increase in power with a 30. The weight penalty with the 40 is too much in my opinion. It would definitely show you where the weak spots in the transom are and make the stern sit lower. Taking it off would require a hoist. I'm going to keep running my old 35, it starts first pull once warm and just keeps going. Keep a good impeller in those old motors and they will run indefinitely. </p><p></p><p>Sent from my CLT-L04 using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Weldorthemagnificent, post: 462264, member: 22139"] I have a 16' Naden vee hull running a 1983 Johnson 35. Somewhere around 1985 the industry went from powerhead to propshaft for horsepower ratings, so our motors are more like 30 hp. I like the light weight of the old motor, I can take it off by myself at the end of the season. I can also sit my 220lbs on it (not that this is a regular practice) and not worry about water coming over the transom. Mine is a short transom plus I have a trolling motor and battery at the stern as well. The etec is an awesome motor, I see a lot of them in the remote areas where I fish and wow are they quiet. I'd be willing to bet you'd even see a slight increase in power with a 30. The weight penalty with the 40 is too much in my opinion. It would definitely show you where the weak spots in the transom are and make the stern sit lower. Taking it off would require a hoist. I'm going to keep running my old 35, it starts first pull once warm and just keeps going. Keep a good impeller in those old motors and they will run indefinitely. Sent from my CLT-L04 using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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