Outboard idiot.

[dmontzsta]

I buddy is thinking about buying a 84 18' boat (I dont know what kind) but it has a Mercury 120 or 125hp engine. We were talking and he mentioned he would like a little more power than that...but he doesnt want to get too crazy. I mentioned maybe getting a 200hp mercury, how hard would that be to swap out?
I am a v-drive guy, so I dont know anything about it.

[KustomKlassics]

Not too hard but it could be expensive.

[MAXIMUS]

Strap a big block on the back of that baby & hang on... :D

[sorry dog]

Strap a big block on the back of that baby & hang on... Cus it will be on the bottom of the lake it no time.
Maybe you would get $1000 to $1500 for the 125 and a decent merc 200 would run around $3000 and up depending on year. Steering might need to be upgraded too.

[cheezpanel]

dmontzsta:
I buddy is thinking about buying a 84 18' boat (I dont know what kind) but it has a Mercury 120 or 125hp engine. We were talking and he mentioned he would like a little more power than that...but he doesnt want to get too crazy. I mentioned maybe getting a 200hp mercury, how hard would that be to swap out?
I am a v-drive guy, so I dont know anything about it. I just sold my 18' Southwind....it had an 85 Merc 200 on it. The transom was reinforced and had hydraulic steering. Also had a manual jack plate. It ran 73 on GPS last year, and was a great ski boat.

[cheezpanel]

wideopen23, I sent you a PM