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On 3/6/10 7:55 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:40:31 -0700,
wrote:

Guess outboard is the way then. Kind of specing out what I want. But
like inboards as they tend to be better on fuel millage.

That was when most outboards were 2 strokes and fairly primitive
designs at that.
I bet the new 4 stroke outboards do as well or better than an inboard
if the inboard is not using the same kind of computer EFI. Even then
you still have a weight penalty.

Inboards cannot compete with four stroke outboards if you are talking
similar horsepower. They weigh more, and the way they are hooked to the
prop is less efficient, whether you are using one via an outdrive or a
propshaft angled through the boat's bottom. The outboard's drive system
is less complex than that of an outdrive, and more reliable, plus you
can pull it completely out of the water. No big gasket on the transom,
either. The "straight inboard" shaft assembly is less complex than that
of the outboard, but...the inboard prop is angled. That is less efficient.

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