phantom 25...25 inch or 20 inch motor?

[phantom1704]

hi guys

need some advice

I have a p 25 ...I have an Evinrude 250 ho that I had on another boat which Im gonna mount on the back.....now the transom of the p25 is 25 inches and the motor also 25 inches ...I know a friend of mine and he swears by a 20 inch for her....he says the handling is much better and faster....he also says 20 inch sits much lower than the 25 inch avoiding a pendulum affect in control from height ...

can any of you p 25 guys get back to me on all this plz

cheers guys

[nick1]

20” or even 15” .25 got to be too high,but i am only an amateur there are guys on here that really know their stuff.

[hunton69]

I had a 27 Revenger put twins on with 25 in legs and ruined it weight too high

[Frenchbruno]

here is a P25 with a 20 leg 225 evinrude
I've another picture with a P25 with a 2.4EFI 20 leg racing application
Using a 25leg on a 25 transom generate a lot of drag, so loss of top speed
Rising a 25 leg on a 25 transom to reduce drag leads to put the powerhead COG higher and you loose a bit in stability
But with your 25 transom and a 20 leg you should be a bit high if you use the boat for leisure and need a good hole shot heavily loaded, so a 4inches setback or a 4inches jack plates should be the solution if you want to go for the 20leg.

[phantom1704]

thanks guy for the quick reply

so even bolting the motor high on the transom would still not be enough to prevent drag?

if not would I lose a lot of stability?beacuase of C.O.G

if so then so I have these options.

1.look for a 20 inch mide section and leg

2. or sell my motor and look of a 20 inch

3. I also have a manual 5 inch OCM manual lift and a brand new 5 inch Bobs machine shop boxed

4.i also have a freind who has a 20 inch Evinrude 250 (not h.o) And has had problems with power head ,...I was thinking of buying it and swapping around power heads but I don know that my (250 HO) had a different ratio gearbox so don't know how that will affect powerhead swap from 250 HO to normal 250 ETEC



thanks again guys

all advice welcomed

[phantom1704]

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