Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

Howdy,

I am looking at a nice 25' center console fishing boat that weighs 3700
pounds dry and without power. Will a Suzuki 250 be enough get up and go or
will a pair of 150s be necessary? I think 3700 is pretty light for a 25' CC
compared to a Grady or Mako. Thoughts? My piggy bank would like to say
single.


Thanks,

Lance

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

Lance Osojnicki wrote:
Howdy,

I am looking at a nice 25' center console fishing boat that weighs 3700
pounds dry and without power. Will a Suzuki 250 be enough get up and go
or will a pair of 150s be necessary? I think 3700 is pretty light for a
25' CC compared to a Grady or Mako. Thoughts? My piggy bank would like
to say single.


Thanks,

Lance

If you are concerned, get a Zook 300.

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

John H. wrote:
On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:18:47 -0400, "Lance Osojnicki"
wrote:

Howdy,

I am looking at a nice 25' center console fishing boat that weighs 3700
pounds dry and without power. Will a Suzuki 250 be enough get up and go or
will a pair of 150s be necessary? I think 3700 is pretty light for a 25' CC
compared to a Grady or Mako. Thoughts? My piggy bank would like to say
single.


Thanks,

Lance

I have a good friend with a Judge 28'. He has a Honda 90 4-stroke on the
back. It trolls nicely. Top speed is around 27mph. It takes a while to get
on plane, but it will - eventually.

It's all in how fast you want to go. Harry has 150hp on a 21' CC that is,
according to him, pretty heavy. He's very pleased with it.


The dry weight of my boat is either 2950 or 3000 pounds. I suspect the
latter is with the molded in front seats, which I did not get. The 150
is terrific.

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

On Oct 5, 3:05 pm, HK wrote:
John H. wrote:
On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:18:47 -0400, "Lance Osojnicki"
wrote:

Howdy,

I am looking at a nice 25' center console fishing boat that weighs 3700
pounds dry and without power. Will a Suzuki 250 be enough get up and go or
will a pair of 150s be necessary? I think 3700 is pretty light for a 25' CC
compared to a Grady or Mako. Thoughts? My piggy bank would like to say
single.

Thanks,

Lance

I have a good friend with a Judge 28'. He has a Honda 90 4-stroke on the
back. It trolls nicely. Top speed is around 27mph. It takes a while to get
on plane, but it will - eventually.

It's all in how fast you want to go. Harry has 150hp on a 21' CC that is,
according to him, pretty heavy. He's very pleased with it.

The dry weight of my boat is either 2950 or 3000 pounds. I suspect the
latter is with the molded in front seats, which I did not get. The 150
is terrific.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

All in all, I don't think anyone can other than guess until this guy
tells us what make and model so we have an idea of hull configuration.

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

Seafox 256CC is the make and model number.

http://www.seafoxboats.com


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On Oct 5, 3:05 pm, HK wrote:
John H. wrote:
On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:18:47 -0400, "Lance Osojnicki"
wrote:

Howdy,

I am looking at a nice 25' center console fishing boat that weighs
3700
pounds dry and without power. Will a Suzuki 250 be enough get up and
go or
will a pair of 150s be necessary? I think 3700 is pretty light for a
25' CC
compared to a Grady or Mako. Thoughts? My piggy bank would like to say
single.

Thanks,

Lance

I have a good friend with a Judge 28'. He has a Honda 90 4-stroke on
the
back. It trolls nicely. Top speed is around 27mph. It takes a while to
get
on plane, but it will - eventually.

It's all in how fast you want to go. Harry has 150hp on a 21' CC that
is,
according to him, pretty heavy. He's very pleased with it.

The dry weight of my boat is either 2950 or 3000 pounds. I suspect the
latter is with the molded in front seats, which I did not get. The 150
is terrific.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

All in all, I don't think anyone can other than guess until this guy
tells us what make and model so we have an idea of hull configuration.

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:18:47 -0400, "Lance Osojnicki"
wrote:

Howdy,

I am looking at a nice 25' center console fishing boat that weighs 3700
pounds dry and without power. Will a Suzuki 250 be enough get up and go or
will a pair of 150s be necessary? I think 3700 is pretty light for a 25' CC
compared to a Grady or Mako. Thoughts? My piggy bank would like to say
single.


Thanks,

Lance

I have a good friend with a Judge 28'. He has a Honda 90 4-stroke on the
back. It trolls nicely. Top speed is around 27mph. It takes a while to get
on plane, but it will - eventually.

It's all in how fast you want to go. Harry has 150hp on a 21' CC that is,
according to him, pretty heavy. He's very pleased with it.

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

Lance Osojnicki wrote:
Seafox 256CC is the make and model number.

http://www.seafoxboats.com



I'd go with the Zook 300.

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:18:47 -0400, Lance Osojnicki penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Howdy,

I am looking at a nice 25' center console fishing boat that weighs 3700
pounds dry and without power. Will a Suzuki 250 be enough get up and go or
will a pair of 150s be necessary? I think 3700 is pretty light for a 25' CC
compared to a Grady or Mako. Thoughts? My piggy bank would like to say
single.

The principle reason to go with twins is redundancy. Your piggy bank
and your level of comfort with losing either some or *all* power will
have to come to terms.....

--

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Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

Lance Osojnicki wrote:
Seafox 256CC is the make and model number.

http://www.seafoxboats.com
All in all, I don't think anyone can other than guess until this guy
tells us what make and model so we have an idea of hull configuration.


Another factor to consider is the primary intended usage. Cruising?
off-shore fishing? diving? I know people who are freaked out to run out
of sight of land with just a single engine, and others who say a single
OB (properly maintained) is the way to go.

In either configuration, I'd recommend as much HP as allowed by he
manufacturer that you can afford. I've had twins before, but it was
stock rigged and I felt at the time with a load of divers and gear and
fuel, that boat was under-powered. I now have a single OB (Yamaha 300
HPDI on 24 ft center console) and it suits me just fine. I've run from
home in SW Florida to the Keys a couple of times with this single OB.

Dual OBs are double the initial cost and double the on-going
maintenance. I'm more a near shore boater, so a single works great for
me. If I was a serious hard-core off-shore type, then I'd consider the
twins. And again, with as much HP as the boat can handle within your
budget.

DownTime

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 16:38:15 -0400, "JimH" ask wrote:


"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:18:47 -0400, Lance Osojnicki penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Howdy,

I am looking at a nice 25' center console fishing boat that weighs 3700
pounds dry and without power. Will a Suzuki 250 be enough get up and go or
will a pair of 150s be necessary? I think 3700 is pretty light for a 25'
CC
compared to a Grady or Mako. Thoughts? My piggy bank would like to say
single.

The principle reason to go with twins is redundancy. Your piggy bank
and your level of comfort with losing either some or *all* power will
have to come to terms.....

--

Another major reason for twins is maneuverability.


That's been beat to death and lost.