[BigLew]

I don't know! The pictures of the guy with a stocking cap on doesn't look like Strick. The last picture with the guy in the ball cap does! Let me see, that big striper looks to be held by a guy with a stocking cap on.

Strick,
I would talk to someone who is going to be able to tell you if two big of boards on the back of the 25 might be a little too stern heavy. I don't know what the tankage looks like on the 25, but my 23 scepter with 140 gallon tank and 1200 pounds of motor and outdrive seems pretty heavy in the stern. I haven't looked at a stern lifting prop yet.

When I get it back up and running, I plan to split the single 140 gallon tank into two tanks in line fore and aft. The rear tank will remain empty unless I plan to need a lot of fuel on board in for a long run. I figure my range is 3 to 400 miles now and I don't need that much fuel on many, if any trips. A full day out 50 miles and a lot of trolling might burn 70 gallons. However, if I was going to do a trip down to New York and didn't want to stop, I might put all 140 on board. At about 7 pounds per gallon, 140 gallons is around 1000 pounds and that's a lot of weight to be pushing around if you don't need it.

You might want to think about the same issues. Further, a Duoprop is about 10% more efficient, but at the cost differential at purchase and 1200 dollars for a set of props in case you ding something, you'd have to burn off a lot a gas to justify the cost. The Volvo Penta AQ 290 outdrives or very reliable and last forever. I plan to call Volvo and ask what the Max horsepower those 290 drives can handle. I think it's probably 350 or more. That would be more than adequate for me. Further, if you are thinking two new big outboards, you might be able to find a decent used diesel, maybe even new NOS in today's market.

Just my 2¢!