Bought a 14′ boat as a secondary option for small lakes with marginal/no ramps and am looking to get a little bigger outboard (tiller) for it. A run of over a mile on the water would be very rare. It’s an 80’s Lund and is rated for a 30 hp, I’m thinking a 20 would be plenty and is in a nice range for price (~3k). Power trim would be nice but looks like you kinda need to go up to a 25 to start getting into that (although I’m guessing there would be aftermarket options for a smaller outboard), plus it also adds over a grand. I’ve read a little about porpoising issues being common on smaller boats – I guess my question is how much will I potentially regret just getting a motor with tilt, not trim? Other things I should consider? Fwiw, I’ve been using the onlineoutboards site as my shopping guide.
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