"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:15:20 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:

First of all ... before I make a fool of myself ... are you talking
singles
or twins?

Either or.


Ok. Twins. Although I have no experience handling twin outboards, I've
often observed docking techniques, particularly stern in, of boats
equipped with them. It seems to me that because of the lack of distance
between the engines and props, they have a harder time pivoting to
maneuver. Even though you have the advantage of vectored thrust, the
boats I've seen still seem to struggle to pivot without also moving
forward or backward.

Twin inboards seem to have a big advantage in this regard. I can pivot
the boat ... or even move it sideways without any fore or aft movement.

Eisboch



Twin I/O's with counter rotating props also handle nicely. I was able to
pivot a full 180 in tight channels with no effort.