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Location: Chicago, Beverly | The question about weight affects all 4 stroke engines when compared to two stroke engines. When I last went looking at motors the 4-strokes weighed considerably more then 2 strokes,which can have some affect on the boats hp rating. i.e., a 16' boat rated for a 50 hp 2 stroke might not be able to handle a 50 4 stroke.This would be more a concern with a smaller boat I would think. Some of the boat manufactures are starting to rate the boats for 4 strokes.Everyone I talk to with 4's brag about the gas mileage regardless of what size motor they have. |
