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Originally Posted by bgreene
I see a few Tsunami / Sceptre's with 350 I/O mercs and wonder ............
1. Are the I/O's not too good in salt water use ?
2. Hows the fuel burn and performance ?
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Bennett h !!
depends on what configuration - meaning,carb'd or injected
the MPI motors are the best ! smooth,very fuel efficient - my sea craft,350 MPI bravo I drive cruise @23/25kts,depending on conditions - 3 nmpg
stern drives in salt water:
lots and lots of poor information out there
truth is,no there's no problems with stern drives biggest problem owners have,these are self inflicted ! read that as poor maintenance practices.drives need to be pulled every season - bellows checked,gimbal bearing checked - u joints lubed/checked
every 5th year,manifolds,risers and bellows should be replace...
click this thread -
http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...ad.php?t=23364
there's a whole host of good information given about servicing and upkeep on stern drive set ups