Re: Tunnel/Pocket drive on Tsunami
North American, Anacapri, John Allmand, Tiara/Slickcraft, Correct Craft, Tempest, Chris Craft, SeaWind, Pacemaker/Alglas, Searay, Baretta, Thompson, and Century ALL made pocket drive inboards or V-drives with tunnels. The 24' Anacapri tunnel pocket was so deep, the boat could only back in a straight line, as the rudder had no effect at all in reverse.
My favorite was the 1972 26' Allmand flybridge with the 10' beam with twin 160 hp Volvo 4 cyl. turbo diesel straight inboards with "pocket drives". Motors and Propellers mounted a full 6' apart. 28 kts WOT, 22kts and 3 gph/per engine cruise, twin 90 gallon side tanks mounted inside the gunwales. Over 650 nm range at cruise. Sleeps 7 with full camper canvas. (I slept on the 7' long bridge bench seat)
Man, that was a fishing/diving trip. West Palm to West End, to Chub Cay, to Nassau, to Stella Maris, to Great Inaugua, to Provinciales. Then non-stop to Bimini, and then back to West Palm. In 8 days. The boat never hiccuped once.
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Currently without a SeaCraft 
(2) Pompano 12' fishing kayaks
'73 Cobia 18' prototype "Casting Skiff", 70hp Mercury
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