I've long been a fan of the cobra boats and finally find myself in the position to actually buy one. I've always heard you should buy the max HP for the boat. With that being said, here's my delima.

I've found two 1998 201D's for sale. Both have Johnson outboards, one a 200, the other a 225. The boat with the 200 has older lowrance electronics, both at the dash and front deck. The boat with the 225 has no electronics. Both boats are the same price, appear to be in very similar condition, both recently had new carpet, seats recovered, etc.

I'm currently fishing a 14 ft flatbottom jon with a merc 15 hp, so anything is going to be a unbelievable improvement for me.

My question I'm hoping you can help me with is how much of a different is there between the Johnson 200 and 225? Is it worth getting the larger outboard knowing I'll have to buy electronics, or is the better deal the boat that's ready to go right away?