performance of twin 150's on 23

[htillman]

I had a Sceptre with 140 Evinrudes, could not plane on one engine, no bracket. Made alot of noise but just could not make the curve.

[Fr. Frank]

I'd love to see the torque curve for the 115 that will plane a 23 from offset to one side. As for planing from the middle. I've rigged more than one 23 CC with a single 140 Evinrude back in the early 80's. As I recall, we had them propped with 15" pitch props, and they had a top end of about 25 or 26 mph.

I think you could probably get a single 140/150 to plane the hull if you had the right prop to switch out when needed.

[Briguy]

I must have very strong motors. With 60 gallons of fuel on board I can hit 40.5kts., yes kts. I will demo this boat planing on one motor at Longpoint. I will also invite 10 fellow seacrafters to join me on the boat at longpoint so you can see how well she rides with a big load. I run 24" stainless props and she can hit 5950+rpm's at wot.
Longpoint is now only 40 days away.

[peterb]

Brian,

Do you mean KNOTS or Kilometers per hour?

You probably do get an extra couple of miles per hour by not having a big fiberlass t-top.

Peter