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Old 02-17-2007, 04:51 PM   #15
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LOL. Eric: I remember back in the late 40s or early 50s when Merc. came out with a 25hp. Hanging around with my dad and the fisherman down at the docks, Talking about how insane that was!! " it will rip the transom right off" lmao. Thats when most small boats down my way had Ford model Ts or As marine conversions. Skiff's had a slot in the transom for skulling LOL. How things change!! .............Don
LOL yeh I hear ya!

To mount these things tho, can you imagine how beefed up the transom is going to have to be? Especially in the case of double/triple/quad setups!

Not really the horsepower, it's really the extra beaucoup thrust (torque), combined with the weight........that's some serious stress.......
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