re: Shopping Bay Boats - What should i list my current boat for? (UPDATE)

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Only thing I will disagree with sea pickle on is a 225 hp is plenty on a lot of bay boats. Before re powering I had one on my heavy 24' bay stealth it did all I needed. I will add my cruising speed is about 35 mph not 55 mph so that may make a difference.

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I guess I should have said it was personal preference.
I didn't want the OP to think a 22 with a 225 will run the same on a 24
For the guys who want to cruise at 35mph then a 225 on a 24' will do that. My buddy's 240lts does 45mph WOT with the 225. For me, that's too slow. He has a 300 yammy waiting to be hung. I like to cruise at 40-45mph and dont want to be wide open to do it sucking gas at 1mpg
With my 200 I4 on my 22', I average 4mpg a trip and cruise 40-45mph as much as the conditions will allow and have 1500-1000rpms to spare.