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Originally Posted by pelican
a stern drive - hard to believe,IS more efficient than a straight inboard...
multiport motors are more efficient - freshwater cooling helps too
repowering is a little more than just dropping a new motor in and hooking it all up.taking the time to get things right and actually improving the boat is what it's all about - that's what seperates a true repower from an engine replacement....
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and more efficient yet is a Weissman counter rotating dual-prop surface-piercing drive with variable pitch propellers, but who wants to spend $170K on just the drive system for a 23' boat?
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(2) Pompano 12' fishing kayaks
'73 Cobia 18' prototype "Casting Skiff", 70hp Mercury
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