225 hp Optimax for a 23'? Good fit?

[gofastsandman]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I just came across a 30" Opti w/180 hrs for 4k. seemed like a good deal, so the wheels started turning. The twin 2.4L 225s on the Seavette need bit of love and I wondered if I could run efficiently with a single 225. I guess it sounds like I'd be defeating the purpose of a Seavette, but hey, aside from looking cool, and running some smokes and folks from Mexico, it has no real purpose for me... I'm trying to reduce my carbon footprint you know.

At any rate, most of your numbers sound pretty good. Topping out near 40 and 10gph at cruise sounds very good - round trips to Catalina for $60 fuel sounds like deal. And with that big ol' love shack we could stay on the Vette and use all that tourist hotel tax on tourist drinks... Or BOOB to the Zane Grey Lodge

Ryan I had heard some bad about the big Optis but not specifically the 225. Any thought on the year models of problematic motors? Thanks all for your input.

Gillie,
Did you just reference the late great Lowell George and the B 52`s in the same post?
Oh the horror.
I got to see the fat man melt in `77 @ UVA. What a tasty player he was. Awesome slide. He and J Geils got no respect from the scribes.
Abba is in the hall of fame and J Geils and Little Feet are not? Full House is a seminal live album. As is Waiting For Columbus.

I think 03 is either the first good year or the last bad year of the dreaded Opti Bombs.

Cheers,
GFS