Merc 175?

[Jim Gibbs]

What would be considered the best year for a carbed 175? The reason that I ask is that I don't want to exceed the boat rating for insurance reasons. However, future mods under the cover are my business. Maybe an XR6 and tweak from there. What do you think?

[gary slagle]

jim,if you're talking hydrostream power,i'd look for a 1991 & up 2.5 , i get the insurance gig, but ......i ran a brand new 2.4 175 on my 1985 vector , bobs coned case with torquetab,26 inline chopper ,and a bobs jackplate that i wore the adjusters out of.dont really know how fast it went back then (would peg an 80 mph mercury speedo), it was a blast on smooth water! i even skied behind it a bunch....after i had it a while ,i wanted more power.i'm just sayin!