8 will work fine on shorter boats. I put 6 in the new 20'er. I have used 8 in every boat I've owned 18' and shorter without one single problem.


Big River Marine
Bill Burnett
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We sell XPRESS, EXCEL, and ALWELD Boats. Yamaha, Suzuki, Evinrude, Mud Buddy, and Tohatsu/Nissan Engines.
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