What engines for 280 Sundancer?
 

Hello all,
I am making the jump from 19' bowrider to cruiser and am looking at a
2001 Sundancer 280. This is an 8000# boat with twin 4.3L mercs and
alpha drives. I have heard opinions that this is an under-powered
package for this boat. There are also various opinions regarding
alpha versus bravo, aside from the cost difference: wear and tear,
maneuvering, etc.

If it makes any difference, I do my boating on the upper Chesapeake.

Any opinions or references to earlier threads would be welcome.
Thanks!

Why not put in a couple of Pratt & Whitney axial flow turbojets, maybe
cannibalized from a 747? You want to go FAST, right?

;-)





"doctorbill" wrote in message
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Hello all,
I am making the jump from 19' bowrider to cruiser and am looking at a
2001 Sundancer 280. This is an 8000# boat with twin 4.3L mercs and
alpha drives. I have heard opinions that this is an under-powered
package for this boat. There are also various opinions regarding
alpha versus bravo, aside from the cost difference: wear and tear,
maneuvering, etc.

If it makes any difference, I do my boating on the upper Chesapeake.

Any opinions or references to earlier threads would be welcome.
Thanks!