cost of running a single vs double engine boat
 

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

THanks all....

cost of running a single vs double engine boat
 

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 have a Regal 277XL with twin 180 Merc Cruisers.
It's a heavy boat, so twins needed if you want speed. Consumption
only high when I get it in the 40 to 45 mph.
Single engine fine for smaller boats.
So in a nutshell, heavy boat, twins. Light boats, single.
Eddie

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.

cost of running a single vs double engine boat
 

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.

cost of running a single vs double engine boat
 

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.





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cost of running a single vs double engine boat
 

wf3h wrote:
On Jul 25, 8:38 am, 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.

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thanks all appreciate the responses

That's Harry, never miss a chance to sling **** like a circus monkey
about things he can't afford.

cost of running a single vs double engine boat
 

On Jul 25, 8:38*am, 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.

--
A wise Latina makes better decisions than a dumb elephant.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

thanks all appreciate the responses

cost of running a single vs double engine boat
 

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.

cost of running a single vs double engine boat
 

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....

My experience is that a single is easier to maintain, so it is more
likely to be more reliable.

It is in the center, as twins are out at the edges. Easier to get to
everything. One of everything instead of two.

Cheaper to run, cheaper and easier to maintain.

As for handling in close quarters, twins are better, but there isn't
much I can't do with my single engine.

A thruster would fix that, but it's an added complication.

cost of running a single vs double engine boat
 

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.

D. A 21-footer is a near-perfect sized boat for Chesapeake Bay and its
environs, and also for my occasional trailer hauls down to Virginia Beach.

E. If your son the cop is driving that barge, you must be subsidizing
the gas... at cruise it has to be burning between 25 and 30 gallons an
hour... hehehe. Lunacy.

Well, fools and their money.



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A wise Latina makes better decisions than a dumb elephant.