"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 21:55:48 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

The
33' especially demonstrated to me that a pair of outboards can offer
more than a pair of diesels.
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The advantage of the diesels is not speed, it is range, fuel economy
and longevity.


There's a pretty good article in one the major magazines (or perhaps it was
Powerboat Reports?) that compared the diesel Glacier bay against a
Suzuki-powered Glacier Bay. They made the point that they're not convinced
that the diesels will have a distinct longevity advantage over the
outboards. I'm pretty sure that overall, they preferred the outboards in
the shootout...but I'll have to go back in the archives and check.


The reasons I prefer outboards (in order of importance):

Shallow draft
Speed
Simplicity to replace (although it can be more costly than diesels)