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I don’t see the love for 115hp on a small boat unless you’re a poon tournament fisherman or rarely pole.
70,90, or 115hp for the cayo180
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I'm happy with the F70 on mine and would not go bigger due to draft concerns as I am in Texas. I was able to hit 40 - 41 MPH with two people and a light load before switching to a Foreman prop, but the holeshot wasn't great when loaded down with three people.
How fast/shallow are you trying to booze cruise with four people on board anyways?
How fast/shallow are you trying to booze cruise with four people on board anyways?
It sounds like poling with a 115 is a bit much. I’m thinking sticking with the light 90 2 stroke or upgrading to 70/90 four stroke.
Depends how happy hour is…? I will be fishing shallow 90% of the time….I think the 115 is a bit excessive for what I’ll be doing. Unless someone said the 115 doesn’t make that much of a weight difference for poling or draft
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You can absolutely pole the 115, you just can't do it as easy and shallow as the f70 or your 90 2stroke. I pole all the time and just had Jacob put a 90SHO on mine.
Take this with a grain of salt because I don’t have a ton of experience on the pole. I’ve poled a couple HPXs, @DBStoots waterman with 70, and my Evo with 115. You can definitely feel the difference but to me it wasn’t a huge deal but I don’t pole a ton. I’m also a big dude over 200 so not sure if that makes a difference. Dave’s boat was the easiest it’s pretty nimble but I feel my Evo poles just fine. Tracks good and was not difficult to push around. I guess as I spend more time out there I’ll start to appreciate those subtleties. For now I’m a part time poler so I’ll keep the extra ponies. It was only 35lbs more than the Zuke 90 I was considering and I’m more than happy with my choice.
Fair point, I’m 215 lbs and will definitely have a trolling motor for the days when it’s blowing 20mph. The extra 35lbs seems worth it for another 15 hp I’d think
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Yep I’m with everyone else either keep the 90 two stroke or get 70 or 115. Makes no since you go 90 4 stroke for weight to power. If skinny is your game get f70…if you use trolling motor mainly and have more then 2 people on board get the 115 proxs
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I'd run the 90 2-stroke for a bit and see how it fits with your needs (probably a perfect fit). If you want to re-power and stay skinny, go with the F70 and get a second prop with less pitch for the booze cruisin'. On the other hand, if 2" more draft would still work for you, a Suzuki DF90A with its 2.59:1 gear ratio will provide awesome hole-shot, 46 mph top speed, and 10 MPG at a 32 mph cruise. If you can afford another inch of draft, and you like to go 52 mph or faster for fun, put a Merc 115 ProXS on it and let the horses run!
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Just looked up specs Suzuki 90 is 344lbs and proxs 115 is 359lbs doubt you’ll ever notice 15lbs
Yea kind of where I’m at , the 10-30lb differences probably won’t show to me, also the standard 115 mercury is 1k cheaper and no wait time as opposed to the xps here in sw fl 🤔
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True. The only other feature that favors the Suzuki is the offset drive shaft, which positions the center of gravity closer to the transom. I may be splitting hairs here, but it does make a difference - even if just a small amount of weight forward.
It seems every Suzuki is order only around here and I’ve hear 3-80weeks. Same with proxs
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Screw it, go with a 527!
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Three weeks to almost seven years, that’s a hell of a time estimate!
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WTF? Are you ordering those engines from the cable company?😳
Haha still going. I’ll add some more. Went fishing with my dad yesterday and he thought I was crazy for going with the 115 saying the Zuke 90 was good enough. Opened her up going across a slick calm bay and he looked at me, smiled and said now I understand 😄
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Now is not a good time to buy motors, with high demand and a supply shortage. However, you have an open offer of help from @JacobCayo on this thread. Boat builders get top priority on new motor availability. There are new motors around if you take the time to search:
https://www.dossmarine.com/search/inventory/usage/New/type/Outboard Motors
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The difference in weight and price for the extra horses seems like a no brainer
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