Read again. I think you missed the tongue in cheek.

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Roger Long



"Ed" wrote in message
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are you going out of site of land? can you picture a time when
losing power would not be a good thing? I would rather power up to
the local bar than be TOWED to it...Bragging rights kind of go to
hell when you are towed home.... ALSO... resale value in coastal
towns will be substantially higher on the twins.

Roger Long wrote:

This question is a real personality test. It comes down to flat out
speed and bragging rights in the bar against just about everything
else (if you leave out cost).

The two stroke will have higher fuel consumption plus you will be
burning oil at the same time which isn't cheap. You'll also be
polluting like crazy. The twins have redundancy but the higher
weight and the drag of an additional lower unit will cost knots.
That will cost you big points in the bar.

It's pretty much a no-brainer for an outboard boater.

Enjoy that two stroke