On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 16:12:56 +0000, Chris Newport
wrote:

On Sunday 14 November 2004 12:00 pm in rec.boats Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Are you referring to the "Salty Dog"? It does have a little resemblance
I guess. Nice looking boat. Why are you opposed to diesels?

Well, to tell the truth I'm a little leery of vibration in a boat this
size. It would seem to me that twin diesels in a boat like this it
would be both noisy and lot's of vibration.

Properly fitted diesel inboards should make a lot less
noise than outboards, and they should NOT vibrate unless
there is something seriously wrong such as bad mounts
or misaligned shafts.

There is a history here also. I much prefer outboards in most
situations, but then again, I don't have a lot of experience with
boats bigger than 25 feet other than my Contender which is my first
boat over 30 feet. I do instruction on handling, maneuvering and
docking with larger boats, but actual use, it's not a lot unless you
count that gained over 40 years ago. :)

Live long and prosper,

Tom