Basically everything that’s been said is true. We repowered with a 200 Yamaha on a 22’ pathfinder and see 50 with 2 people and a fishing load. My buddy just bought a 22’ pure bay with a 200 zuke and it’s been a great motor. He sees about 52 top end after playing with several different props. The zuke is a little better out of the whole because it essentially has two gear reductions in it as opposed to the yamaha’s one but I think the Yamaha will be a hair better on top end. Like I said I’ve driven them both back to back days. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy either one.

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Posted by Gtmodawg

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Posted on 8/20/20 at 8:01 am to LouisianaChessie

Someone told me a couple of years ago that Suzuki's "upper gear box" not only allowed for more aggressive props but also shifted the weight closed to the hull which supposedly improved hull performance...not only speed but handling and ride. Amy of you notice this? It seems to go against the idea of a bracket or even a thick offset jack plate but I could be missing something. It would also be interesting to see how that offset in the center of gravity of the engines impacts the hull signature on the water....there are a lot of people who design boat hulls for a living who claim some hulls actually raise fish. Bertram 31a and late 70 early 80 Mako 25s are widely claimed to raise more fish, everything else being equal, than any hulls ever built...I think it has more to do with the shear numbers which were built and sold but it'd be interesting to magically know if that engine being slight forward made any difference in the hull's raising fish....

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