What is the best motor for the 17 HPX-V?
o Skip from the Maverick Boat Company advises: The Yamaha F90 or the plain ole’ carbed 90 are really the way to go on the 17HPX. Bob L offers the following comments: I thought I would throw out some numbers for everyone to see: Evinrude: E-Tec 115 369 lbs 60-deg. V-4 E-Tec 90 320 lbs 3-cyl Mercury: Optimax 115/90 375 lbs 3-cyl (same block) Yamaha: F115 4-stroke 466 lbs 4-cyl inline 115 carbed 2-stroke 358 lbs 90 deg. V-4 F90 4-stroke 369 lbs 4-cyl inline 90 carbed 2-stroke 261 lbs 3-cyl Of these engines, I would not consider the Yamaha F115 for weight reasons, nor the Mercury 115/90 which are rough running 3-cylinders. If the question just boils down to the suitability of the Evinrude 115 E-Tec for the 17 HPXV, then I say yes! I could be wrong, but I can’t imagine that the 115 E-Tec would impart any different handling characteristics on this platform, when compared to the carbed, Yamaha 115. If a 115 is part of your requirements, then by all means, be the first of us to put a 115 E-Tec
