What a waste. Outboards. Hell, I have just about that much HP (and I'm
sure the 350 is way overrated) and I'll bet I can go three times as far on
the same amount of gas, with my I/O v-8.

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On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:53:47 -0500, "Steve Barker"
wrote:

What a waste. Outboards. Hell, I have just about that much HP (and I'm
sure the 350 is way overrated) and I'll bet I can go three times as far on
the same amount of gas, with my I/O v-8.

Seems like there is a small market for them.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:53:47 -0500, "Steve Barker"
wrote:

What a waste. Outboards. Hell, I have just about that much HP (and I'm
sure the 350 is way overrated) and I'll bet I can go three times as far on
the same amount of gas, with my I/O v-8.

Seems like there is a small market for them.


I dunno. I can visualize a lot of guys who bought dual engine setups for
their 25-27' center consoles and cabin boats who might go for a single
350 instead. There's not going to be a lot of top end diff between a
single 350 and a pair of 200s because of the single-engine weight and
drag advantage. Must be a $30 grand retail outboard, though. Ouch.

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:53:47 -0500, "Steve Barker"
wrote:

What a waste. Outboards. Hell, I have just about that much HP (and I'm
sure the 350 is way overrated) and I'll bet I can go three times as far
on the same amount of gas, with my I/O v-8.

Seems like there is a small market for them.


I dunno. I can visualize a lot of guys who bought dual engine setups for
their 25-27' center consoles and cabin boats who might go for a single 350
instead. There's not going to be a lot of top end diff between a single
350 and a pair of 200s because of the single-engine weight and drag
advantage. Must be a $30 grand retail outboard, though. Ouch.

I heard $26k. And that's the perfect motor for a 25' Parker with a single
engine.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:53:47 -0500, "Steve Barker"
wrote:

What a waste. Outboards. Hell, I have just about that much HP (and I'm
sure the 350 is way overrated) and I'll bet I can go three times as far on
the same amount of gas, with my I/O v-8.

Seems like there is a small market for them.

Small? Come to south Florida and witness the "small" market for them.
There are dozens upon dozens different brands of 30+ foot center console and
walkarounds that will be sporting a pair of those F350's in the next couple
of years.

Steve Barker wrote:
What a waste. Outboards. Hell, I have just about that much HP (and I'm
sure the 350 is way overrated) and I'll bet I can go three times as far on
the same amount of gas, with my I/O v-8.



I'll bet you are wrong.

"Steve Barker" wrote in message
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What a waste. Outboards. Hell, I have just about that much HP (and I'm
sure the 350 is way overrated) and I'll bet I can go three times as far on
the same amount of gas, with my I/O v-8.

I disagree:


Nobody wants I/O's in a sal****er environment. If the boat is in the water
year 'round, that's a recipe for disaster.

I/O's have a deeper draft. Where I boat, draft is very important.

The fuel mileage on these four-strokes are just as good or better than gas
I/O's.