I agree with Mike,that is why we are increasing the small block Crusader from 300 hp to 400 hp...less weight. Also tieing the two sides together with a seat 4-6 ft from the transom will stiffen up the 25 sport. That was a problem they had with the fishing model...also the deck and sides are only screwed together,some were glassed a little bit however that did lead to some of it's current problems.

Boatnuts converted from twins to singles on his 25 and is a wealth of knowledge on the subject.

Michael, I am not sure that the hull would respond well to a single 300x. They laid them up heavy back in the day and the 300x is $15k motor alone. The older Promax 300 might be a far less expensive option if that is the path.

Greg, I have 2-'98 Pro Max's & 1-'03 300X in my garage, all with Sportmaster l/u.... short money. Michael "HIGH LIFE"

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now i couldnt slap a 300 merc on there, then whose gonna work on it when it breaks every other day out? all the new outboards are strictly electronic and bull**** to even diagnose. i picked up a 502 package from the motor back to the bravo 1 with stainless marine exhaust and hydraulic steering for 4500. so im gonna adjust the boat to handle that motor. im sure the boat will sit a little deeper but it will be worth having the extra power. also my dad and i have almost set on minds on getting rid of the v-berth and just putting deck all the way forward and building a custom center console for it. anyone have any thoughts on that?

As I said in an earlier post,you need to tie the two sides together. That is key. Bud

gotcha, we were planning on putting the bench seat back in there just like it came, but stiffen up the bulkhead and seat with an extra layer of dbm glass. i just wanted to make sure that no one had try to do this and found out that the boat didnt want to perform right. i was just curious because these boats didnt exactly come with hammers i nthem from the factory.