I just repowered my 78’ with a Crusader Captians Choice 5.7 and couldn’t be happier. That being said I went with the crusader for 2 reasons - 1. they are a great engine 2. Because that is what my mechanic recommended, prefers to work on and is comfortable with. He has a lot of experience with them and likes them better than the other engines out there. I figure if he has to work on it that it should be what he knows the most about. It has the flush port, which is a nice feature and he added a remote oil filter in front of the console near where the batteries are, makes it much easier to change the oil.
Performance is great, although I am looking at dropping the pitch from 16 to 15. Fuel consumption is easily 30% better than I had with my old carbed merc. Cruises 33-3400 rpm 23-24 knots. Top end over 34 knots. It all comes down to what you feel the most comfortable with.
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