Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:32:31 -0500, John H.
wrote:

Another major reason for twins is maneuverability.

That's been beat to death and lost.

I agree. With outboards or I/Os it just doesn't make that much
difference. With inboards it's a whole different story.

I also agree that redundancy is not that big an issue with inshore or
near shore boating. However, if you boat near dangerous surf, tide
rips or breaking inlets I'd vote for twins no matter how far out you
go.

The fact that the I/O pivots and you don't need to rely on the water
flowing past the rudder to maneuver makes a single I/O runabout a very
easy boat to maneuver forward or in reverse. If someone is having
trouble, they need to have someone teach them the basics.