[Snookerd]

I'm with Father Frank on the priority list.....I will add:
Most of us have a budget and we are pretty smart to stick with what works for our own situation-bang for the buck. The SeaMark bracket has proven itself and deserves it's reputation-read the last 5 years of threads. PeterB is right, most of us would choose twins over a single outboard for offshore. JohnB, Eggsuckindog, Fellowship and many others say single all the way-I see their point as well(singles allow the 23 a better center balance and are more efficient). Most recent twin bracket set-ups are either light 4strokes like Briguy or new 2stroke Etecs/Optis like Skiblet's twin 200 Etecs, Generaider's Evinrude DI 135's, Ect..