
Hi from SW Michigan!
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Hi from SW Michigan!
My brother gave my husband and I his older pontoon boat just before he passed after a very quick illness last Summer. We had driven the boat a few times with him on it but are trying to learn everything we can before we put it in this year. It is a 1986 20ft Crest. He made a lot of improvements to it but we took it into a shop and found out the motor is shot. We are trying to determine the best size motor to replace it with. He had a Honda 4 stroke 50HP on it but it did seem to drag. We won't be doing a lot of fast driving but may want to pull a tube occasionally. What size motor should we get? I've read 90HP is the minimum you should have but I also see where people have 25HP too! 

- curtiscapk
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Re: Hi from SW Michigan!
Welcome! a 90 would be fine. Is there a sticker in the pontoon that shows capacity? Those have max HP on them as well.
Craig and Paula
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15328
94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15328
94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
Re: Hi from SW Michigan!
So there is a max HP? I didn't know that. We couldn't find one but it's covered up and hard to see inside. Is there a standard placement for that sticker or does every manufacture put it someplace different? Outside the boat or inside?
- curtiscapk
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- Joined: Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:31 am
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Re: Hi from SW Michigan!
Usually by helm/captains chair. Here's ours.
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Craig and Paula
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15328
94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15328
94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
Re: Hi from SW Michigan!
Thank you! I will specifically look there!