Gazmn, while I'm not motor expert, thought I'd read in another thread about someone having same issue you describe. They visited multiple dealers, sounded great performed "adequately", turned out their motor wasn't firing on all cylinders. Still sounded fine, because the first 2 were dragg...

If you do a search on 90hp you will find a plethora of discussions on point.

These Nordi Tug 26's are still in demand and going for between $80,000 & $170,000. http://www.goboatingamerica.com/boattests/DM_article.asp?id=72 http://www.boats.com/boats/search/boats_search.html?sfm=false&psdistance=1&slim=quick&Ntt=nordic+tug+26&Ntk=boatsEN&pszipcode=6314...

Thanks for the replies. The local lake is 26k (26,000) acres. ~2.5miles x 15 miles. While it provide ample space it's depth is the concern and it sounds like this boat can sale reasonably well with the dagger board partially set. The advice on starting with a cheaper, older sail boat is probably pru...

I grew up driving Jon boats on the creeks and rivers. More recently have been using pontoon, ski & deck boats on lakes. Have been interested in sailing for some time and am interested in how well a 26M might do with a 90h 2c Evinrude Etec? I've no misconceptions that it will compare to the bigge...