Has anyone cruised the inside passage?

You know I never considered the weight variance between a two stroke versus a 4 stroke. When I ordered the 22' angler I insisted on the 4 stroke thinking that there was going to be some form of ban on the two strokes on lakes such as lake Powell. I read stories of horror about bans in California and expected some of that to follow on other waterways.

My Honda 90 weights 500+ lbs. I am not sure of the weight of the same HP two stroke, but I bet it is 150 lbs. If you were to add a 115 two stroke you might very well have a good combination . Again, and motor change is going to be costly, certainly cheaper than a new boat.

I do agree that the 22" cruiser is not very fancy and then you have a minimum of a 200 lb increase in weight over the angler.
I will say the passenger seating is vey uncomfortable on the angler. I have toyed with the idea of removing the two cushions, and table and making a solid bench seat parallel with the boat.

I did ride in a 22' cruiser, however I was standing during the 1 hour ride. I never checked the seating on the port side.

Anyway I think I will contact C-Dory and see about getting a letter stating a hp increase, then I have to get the vessel capacity sticker upgraded. This seems to be my cheapest bet.
 
I'm not sure how your Honda 90 would weigh 500#? At least, the specs don't show that. Presuming you have the last of the carbureted 90's, I would think it would be closer to 390# (2002 spec says 373# but that may be dry). That makes sense as it is in the "normal" range for that size four-stroke.

The Honda 115 is an outlier because it has a huge block. So it's 478# whereas just about every other four-stroke 90 is around 360-390#.

The new Yamaha 115 is 377#, and IIRC, the Suzuki is around 410 or something like that. That's close to Yamaha's older 115, but Yamaha just redesigned last year and focused on weight.

The Evinrude 2-stroke 90 is quite light (around 275# if I recall correctly).

So essentially you have the Evinrude 90 at quite a low weight, and then the Yamaha, Honda, and Suzuki 90 in the high 300's ballpark.

In 115's, I don't know if there is an Evinrude, then the Yamaha is in the middle range but at the light end, and the Suzuki is about "normal" weight. The Honda is way out on the heavy and (but with twice the block size).

I don't know if the builder will re-certify your boat, although it can't hurt to ask. It's an individual choice, but I think a number of folks have re-powered with 115 (although not the heavyweight Honda) on the slightly older 22's. I would, since I understand the weights, etc.

The boats were designed with around 250# of motor in mind (70hp 2-stroke), so while I have heard that they handle delightfully with that light weight on the transom, they also seem to do well when they are heavier, even though not designed with that in mind.
 
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