Tsunami/bracket power options

[Dave Hirshberg]

My 23 sceptre went 119 nautical miles( nearly 2mpg) on 65 gallons of fuel with a single carbed 225 johnson Runner back when I owned it in 3 to 5's most of the way. I had a 100 gallon tank. I have twin 150 Fichts on my 25 now and I get 1.7KMGP with those dinosuars. I compeletley understand the desire for twins and would seriusly look at 150 ETEC's if I were looking again. The local Coast Guard and Marine patrol here are uing them and I've heard very good things about them. They have great warranty's too. I like the low end torque they have over most 4 strokes. I ran a 23 with 140 Zukes in Nicaragua and it ran well but was much louder than I expected at cruising RPMS ( 5000 rpms). It could have been underpropped though. I run my 150's at 3500 getting 26kts and they are hardly working and burn nearly no oil at all even though they are 9 yr old motors.