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Originally Posted by Vezo, Part II
How are you Denny? After speaking to FlexPat, who gave up his room for me at Sebastian, I have decided to go traditional transom at 25" and a 5 in 1 manual jack plate that I am familiar with on my previous Whaler 15 Sport. Also, after the ride with you I am no longer a four stroke guy. However, I am into torque and will be shopping an Etec 175 when the time comes.
As for the MA, I am busting my Azz to get ready for the trip to Homosassa. I think I can pull it off. Fired the 99 OMC 175 three weeks ago. She is starving for fresh air! And should have my OMC mechanic on board for MacRae's. Looking forward to getting back.
Thanks
Michael
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Michael, glad you successfully removed the fuel tank and survived cutting it. Now you'll have another discussion topic for the fall gathering. My 1976 Seafari 20' is an outboard (from birth). The 1976 SeaCraft brochure shows the Seafari had a 47 gallon tank in the outboard version and 38 gallon in the I/O version. As for your ride on Denny's ETEC powered Seafari, yes they are torquey, particularly in the lower rpm range. There was a BRP video which showed identical boats in like a tractor-pulling contest; the only difference was ETEC vs Merc and ETEC vs Yamaha. The ETEC won hands down. This low end torque was actually a problem initially for me holding a constant wakeboard speed until I overcame it with a High Five prop and a PerfectPass speed control. I have been happy with my ETEC once I overcame this issue- the ETEC is quick starting, quiet, and thrifty on fuel.