My Ranger Z119/225 Yamaha SHO is in the shop with a potential cracked engine block. I'm starting to look at options for repowering and there are a lot of good deals around on 2017 model year Evinrude G2 200 H.O. engines.
For anyone whos running this hull with a 200 H.O. how does it perform? I loved the way the SHO pushed that boat and i could get about 68 mph with a full tank of gas and tourney load. Top speed isn't as important to me as holeshot and a comfortable cruising RPM as I primarily fish great lakes and its only calm enough to go WOT a couple times a year.
I know not maxing out HP might hurt me in resale, but I have no plans in selling for the next 5+ years and the extra cost for a 225 would be a lot for me right now.