Thread: cost of running a single vs double engine boat
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Default cost of running a single vs double engine boat
On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:54:35 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:19:25 -0700 (PDT), wf3h
wrote:

any idea of the cost of ownership of a single vs double engine boat?
total maintenance, gas consumption? benefits or penalties?

THanks all....

I am not sure about the fuel

Fuel burn is always higher with twin engines, everything else being
equal. Twins generally weigh more for the same horsepower and they
have increased drag through the water, but most importantly the
parasitic and frictional losses within the engines are doubled.

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