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cost of running a single vs double engine boat
On Jul 25, 12:39*pm, H the K wrote:
Frogwatch wrote: On Jul 25, 11:55 am, H the K wrote: Wizard of Woodstock wrote: On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:38:03 -0400, H the K wrote: Wizard of Woodstock 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.... Good question. There are safety aspects to twin ownership - mainly having a spare engine available in particular if you are planning on running any distance off shore. I think you were looking at a boat in the Long Island area if I recall. *That part of the world, twins if you are getting offshore a little ways. With respect to costs, well two times everything in terms of maintenance. *I've got triple ETECS, three times everything in terms of costs. *Only makes sense. Complexity? Not really - seperate engines are generally seperate systems with the exception of the electrical stuff - that can get complicated with more than one engine depending on how the boat is wired, but usually seperate systems. It's a trade off in a number of areas - safety, convienence, speed/weight ratios, etc. *One more of anything is going to cost you additional money. Triple eTecs...to assure one will be running when it is time to head for port. Yep. Then again, I can afford to run mine more than 25 hours a summer and not have to worry about paying my loan payment on a over priced 21' center console with a bimini top. A. I'm well over the 100 hour mark for this season. B. Sorry, I don't "finance" boat purchases. My last Parker had no load, and I used some of the proceeds from the sale of that one to pay cash for the current Parker. C. Speaking of overpriced center consoles, consider a 33-footer that needs THREE 200+ outboards. It's too big to be a trailer boat, unless you are crazy, and it sure as hell ain't a flats boat. For what you paid for that gashog you could have bought a really nice diesel-powered boat. |
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