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Repowering a 60's Classic
Fitzgp	#1  Posted on 08/29/07 - 5:19 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 33 Comments: 2 Joined: 08/09/07	Hi All, I have a 1968 and a 1965 classic 16's that I would like to repower. The original Whaler information lists the max HP at 100. Does anyone have experience or know if you can go higher than 100HP on these older models? I see a lot of newer Whalers with bigger power, but don't want to over do it. I was intially thinking 115HP for both. Thanks for any help.
Joe Kriz	#2  Posted on 08/29/07 - 5:23 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	We have several articles on Current Engine Choices... Here is one you might read: http://www.whalercentral.com/readarti...ticle_id=5 Look at the weights and you decide.....
Fitzgp	#3  Posted on 09/01/07 - 6:40 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 33 Comments: 2 Joined: 08/09/07	Thanks Joe.......the articel was very helpful. I'm amazed at the weight difference between the two stroke Mercury 90's and the Yahmaha's.
Bob Kemmler JR	#4  Posted on 09/02/07 - 8:28 AM
Member Project Albums Posts: 269 Comments: 7 Joined: 10/10/05	Fitzgp wrote: Thanks Joe.......the articel was very helpful. I'm amazed at the weight difference between the two stroke Mercury 90's and the Yahmaha's. Theres also a definite power difference between the two with the Merc being much stronger from what I have seen from test reports. Both are great motors for a 16/17 and even a 15 hull IMO. You can still get both at the moment but won't be around much longer. On the hunt for a classic 19 or 21 Whaler