On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:47:47 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

why 3? Not enough power in 1 or 2, or do they require 2 spares?

With three engines there is a good chance of keeping the boat running
on plane if there's a failure, not usually true with two engines

Not to mention that triples look WAY cool.

That too.

I've actually seen a few quads and one 5 way. The 5 plex was on a
Department of Homeland Security boat, our taxpayer dollars at work.