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My son's Voodoo currently has an 89 50hp Evinrude, no power trim. How much of a difference would it make on performance going to a 60hp, 2 or 3 cyl? Currently will run 49mph with his whopping 100lbs. Any years better than others?
Thanks

Ive seen 60mph with a stock 49ci 70hp and a 24p raker on our delta. I would guess youd pick up 5mph or more depending on setup, probably closer to 10mph if setup well

Is there any difference in performance between a OMC 2 cyl 60 and a 3 cyl 60? Around how much would a late 80's 3 cyl 60hp be worth?
Thanks

Your 89 50hp is the same as the earlier 60hp two cylinders, one is prop rated and the other is crank rated.

I'd go with the 70hp 49er, dime a dozen and can be found cheap. The 56er 60hp and 70hp are surprisingly still in demand. I sold a 70hp 49er in the spring and if I had 5 or 6 56ers I could have sold them all

For a 50 hp twin, 49 mph is excellent. Most of the long shaft 49 3 cylinder motors run low to mid 50's on VooDoo's and do not drive as nice because of the larger gear case. If you compare the cost to rebuild a 49 to a 56, there is not much difference and the 56 is much stronger. You do not need a 15 inch mid but a nitro gear case makes a big difference in handling. Now it gets costly.
I think a better less costly option is to go Yamaha. Get a 70 hp long shaft and put the 55 hp yamaha small gear case on it. It bolts right on.

Thanks for the great info guys. I am definitely surprised with how good the little 2 cyl runs with just my son in the boat but speed drops off quite a bit with more weight. Its also a bit of a pain with no power trim. The couple other Voodoo's on the lake do mid 50's so of course he wants to keep up! So I guess best bet for long term would be to look for either a 56ci OMC or go Yamaha. How about Mercury? Are the small Mercs any good? I read the thread on the 3 cyl 60 merc from a while ago and they seem like a possible choice. I have always ran big Mercs on my boats but never had a small HP one.

For the price this would be a good purchase. You could use your power head. Later you could sell this for far more than you invested.

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Thanks hounddog. That would work but a little far of a drive to Ottawa for me at the moment. We were at the races on Saturday and gotta say even the 2 cyl boats were flying!!!