I owned a 278 for ten years, they ride pretty good when you trim to the sweet spot, mine was the dual console model which took up a lot of room on a small boat, so i would go with the single. those boats were rated for a 150 and it really handled nice, when I first got it it was hard to drive so i installed a 6" jackplate and hydraulic steering which really made the boat handle a lot better. top speed was 62, hope this helps. Troy