On Wed, 23 May 2007 21:15:32 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On 23 May 2007 17:35:59 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote:

"Insane" to put twin diesels in a lobsta boat?

Not related to diesels, but the current discussion in my brain (I
often talk to myself you understand) is about the new boat and whether
I want twin outboards or a single outboard.

My options are go with a 200 hp single or two 150 HO ETECS.

What do you think?


What new boat?

How does the prospective new boat perform with a single engine?
Is that performance satisfactory? If it is, you don't need twin engines.

Does the new boat have a bracket that allows "permanent" attachment of
an auxiliary outboard? If it does, that's the smart, economical answer.
A lot of Parkers and Grady Whites around here have a single large four
cycle outboard and a 10 to 20 hp four cycle outboard on bracket for
trolling and for a "spare" get home engine.

Why anyone would buy a new boat with twin gas engines when gas is
selling for $3.50 a gallon or more is beyond me.

Probably because when you add up the total cost of ownership for a new
boat with twin 150 etecs, the difference between say $2.50 and $3.50 a
gallon for gas really is a small, almost insignificant percentage of
that cost. Gas is a cost that's disproportionately noticable though.

Steve