On Jun 5, 9:25*pm, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote:
On 6/5/12 8:21 PM, North Star wrote:
On Jun 5, 9:19 pm, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com *wrote:
On 6/5/12 8:16 PM, North Star wrote:
On Jun 5, 9:07 pm, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com * *wrote:
On 6/5/12 7:49 PM, North Star wrote:
To power a thousand pound aluminum boat the boat's manufacturer and
the local dealer recommend spending another $4600 to upgrade to a 60
hp big foot 4 stroke over the 50 hp 2 stroke that is listed as the
basic pkg engine. I can understand this if you plan on waterskiing or
tubing but this seems a bit much for cruising. Dealer says the bigger
motor won't have to work so hard, is better in the hole shots and will
make the boat easier to resell in the future.
I'm thinking spending $2700 by upgrading to a 50 hp 4 stroke should be
good enough.
Too bad those Mercury guys aren't still here in this newsgroup.
Why is your dealer suggesting a "big foot" outboard?
He's just spouting the company line.
If you look at the Legend site and check out the 16 Xcalibur, you'll
see that the boat manufacturer recommends the 60 bigfoot.... *which I
always thought was for pontoon or displacement type boats.
The local guy also mentioned that the lower end would be heavier
duty... comparable to the lower ends on 75s.
Well, a heavier duty lower unit isn't going to have much meaning on a
relatively light alum boat like you are considering. I doubt you abuse
your outboards.
More like baby them.
Here's the model I'm talking about... * * *http://legendboats.com/en/boats/xcalibur/16_xcalibur
I would call the factory and find out what the performance figures are
like with various outboards on that boat. I'm sure they've tested. If
you can get the cruise speed you want with a smaller engine and the boat
loaded the way you intend, then that is enough outboard.
They do show speeds on page 5 and 6 of their catalogue.
here's the online version...
http://legendboats.com/en/welcome/fl.../catalogue2012