Twin Honda 130s on 23 SF bracket?
 

I went to go look at a pair of Hondas this weekend. They are in pretty good shape. The current owner originally held on to them because he wanted to put them on a 23 with a bracket. Here are the specs:

25 inch shaft length
counter rotating
458 lbs

My 3 concerns are:
1. Weight. Is 1000 lbs too much for a bracket? I was planning to buy a prefab bracket.
2. Is a 25" shaft too short for a bracket?
3. Are these engines too wide to put on a bracket?


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Re: Twin Honda 130s on 23 SF bracket?
 

I have twin 150 Yahama 4 Strokes (25" shafts) on an Armstrong bracket. With the flotation chanber, the bracket works well to offset the weight.

Re: Twin Honda 130s on 23 SF bracket?
 

Ken - I have no experience with twins on a bracket . . . but I thought you might enjoy this photo of twins on a bracket.

http://www.atlantictowers.com/atlantic/images/4183.jpg

Re: Twin Honda 130s on 23 SF bracket?
 

You'll want as much flotation as possible in the bracket. Check out the all glass Hermco bracket for twins, as I believe it has the most flotation of anything on the market. Those 130 Honda's are awfully heavy for their power output. The 140 Zuke is one of the better 4 stroke engines in terms of power/wt ratio. I believe most brackets are set up for 25" shafts, although 30" would get the powerhead higher out of the water, possibly a benefit in big following seas.

Re: Twin Honda 130s on 23 SF bracket?
 

Bush - I think 25" twins will be fine b/c they'll be sitting as high as a 30" single.

Ken - where did you find the weight on those motors? I thought they were heavier that 460.

Re: Twin Honda 130s on 23 SF bracket?
 

I emailed back and forth with both armstrong and Hermco today. Both were great but I am leaning towards Hermco because the 1. floatation and 2. I would rather have fiberglass over aluminum or stainless. And the price is within 15% across the board.

I got the weight from NADA
http://www.nadaguides.com/default.as...&d=17001000706

BUT in 2003 the same motor weighed 505 lbs.

DEUCE - which armstrong bracket did you get? They suggested the widebody duel. Which sounds kind of naughty.