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I must be getting old. Don't get me wrong 45mph cruise is awesome!! but there just aren't that many days when it's calm enough. Running faster than 30mph in the 23 with 20knts SW winds requires too much concentration for extended periods. Outboard motors have a narrow powerband and Twin 200's on a 23 moves the optimum cruising speed into the 40 - 50mph range. IMO this is way outside safe and comfortable cruising speeds in typical conditions on a 23ft boat. If you like to fish without wearing crash helmets, find a nice single 250hp engine.
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You got that right after about 30-35 MPH in average seas you need a longer boat or your just start skipping over the tops of the waves and when you land on the next wave the boat starts biting into that wave and usually in a way you really don’t like.
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