I am looking at a new Instock warrior 203 with a 250 Suzuki. Will this be under powered? The boat is rated for a 350.
With the shortage of boats. I am very limited if I want to fish yet this summer. My boat sold a lot faster then intended
You would probably be good but I would hate to spend that much money to get something then wish you had a bigger motor. Its a lot cheaper to get the right one the first time.
Talk to Dean at the Boat Center
I’d rather have it and not need it then need it and not have it! I can’t speak for the 203, but I have a 2090. They were rated for 250s but just in the last year or two they got them rated for 300 hp. My next one will have a 250 more than likely. I’ve heard guys getting low to mid 50s with a 250 on a 203. I can get 52-54 in my 2090 with a 225 pro xs.
If it were me and the price was right I wouldn’t hesitate at all. Unless you’re a big tournament fisherman and need it. Or you just like going fast like I do 😎
A friend of mine has a 208 with a 300 Yamaha and he is seeing low 50’s loaded up, and 54 running light. I believe the hulls are the same between the 203 and 208, but the layout is a little different. I wouldn’t expect mid 50’s with a 250. A more realistic would be high 40’s loaded. I think it would perform pretty well, and you wouldn’t be disappointed unless you expected it to hang with a 300 or 350. They are nice boats.
I’ve heard guys getting low to mid 50s with a 250 on a 203.
Keep in-mind, there’s nothing worse than fishing from a boat that goes under 55mph. When there’s a tough bite, the fish seem to really prefer the speed and cost associated with a 300 or 350 over a 250 in my experience.
…I wouldn’t hesitate if you’ve test driven the boat and know how it feels. The difference between 5 mph and a slightly better hole shot isn’t worth the cost or fear of missing out on a boat you like.
It is a 20ft glass boat. 250’s were common on the 20ft boats for quite some time. Hell it wasn’t but for a handful of years that a 350 was even an option. I would think a 250 would move that boat fine. Would a 350 be better well Duh! Then you can grunt louder when talking about it with strangers.
I wouldn’t worry a bit about having a 250. My operating style is typically more subdued than most though and I don’t go full throttle for anything and usually run at the max efficiency point, which on my setup is right around 25 mph. I don’t find it necessary to push things harder than that. Sometimes a heavier load requires me to push the speed up to around 30mph to get the boat to a happy place. I want my stuff to last as long as possible and a boat that has capability of taking 350 horse running at 250 should last a good long while. I don’t take pride in how fast or how much power or things like that. My pride comes from owning something a little older or a little higher hours or miles that shows how much I care for it by being in impeccable shape. Just the way I am wired.
Expectations ? This boat works very well with a 250 and was the standard motor for years. High 40s low 50s for speed. Warrior hulls have never been or will be considered a fast calm water boat. But a rough water gem that will not take a back seat to any boat made.
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Keep in-mind, there’s nothing worse than fishing from a boat that goes under 55mph. When there’s a tough bite, the fish seem to really prefer the speed and cost associated with a 300 or 350 over a 250 in my experience.
Keep in-mind, there’s nothing worse than fishing from a boat that goes under 55mph. When there’s a tough bite, the fish seem to really prefer the speed and cost associated with a 300 or 350 over a 250 in my experience.
How true! 
Similar to my WX2100. It has the 250 Yamaha. Works just fine. Usually I run 30-35 mph. Heavy boat loaded about 47 mph with a 4 blade rev 4. Hole shot – no problem
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