Miss Maizy
New Member
Hello, I'm new here and thought this would be a good place for advice. I have a 2002 17 1/2 foot double eagle. It needs a new motor. The one on it is a 90 hp Evinrude but it is headed for the dump. I'm looking at the Evinrude etec 150 (433lbs) and the Evinrude G2 150 (512lbs). The boat is rated for a 150 but my not so better half has concerns about the weight. Does any one here have any thoughts on putting this much weight on the transom? Too much? We do load up our boat pretty good with prawning gear in the winter and haul around some not so slim friends. Thanks for reading and I hope you can help.