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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | North of 8 - 3/7/2018 6:23 PM
Not sure what the answer is but I know my older 18' Pro V tiller is rated at 90hp but with a side console it was rated at 150. Same hull. I don't know all the reasoning but normally the tiller rating is considerably lower than console.
USCG rates the HP through a formula which takes into account how quickly a boat can be turned at WOT with either wheel or tiller, where the driver and passengers are situated in the boat for forward vision, etc. |