On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 07:43:54 GMT, Evan Gatehouse
wrote:

I LIKE
the redundancy of twin engines instead of a more complex
genset/motor/controller system

Absolutely, redundant is good, simple is good, unnecessary complexity
is not.

Trains and large ships have good engineering reasons for D/E, small
cruising boats do not. As an FYI, 60 ft *is* small.