Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:46:48 -0500, HK wrote:

Next year, Parker will introduce a 34-footer with twin 350-hp
Yamahas. I suspect the boat will be very competent.

It will certainly be good at burning fuel, that's a given.


Absolutely, although 700 hp is about the norm for an offshore sportfish
boat of that size. The engines will be about $18,000 each through
Parker, I would guess. That would be the fully rigged price. $36,000 for
the pair. I wonder what a pair of new 350 hp diesels, fully rigged,
with transmissions, goes for these days? Let's say...$80,000+, or a
$44,000 difference. It's going to take a hell of a lot of diesel
efficiency to make that up!

Of course, the diesels should last longer and hopefully have liners so
they can be rebuilt. But...what happens when a transmission goes?

It may be all moot, anyway, with fuel prices continuing to rise as they
are. I predict boat sales are heading for the crapper.