25" vs. 30" Single Outboard on a Bracket - 23SF

[Snookerd]

I am doing some research. I plan on going to a single 250 in the future. I was in the school that it had to be a 30" motor. I noticed that Capt. Chuck has what appears to be a 25" on his Hermco bracket. Anyone else have a single 25"? My twin 225's are 25" and it would give me the option to use one of my current motors.

[Blue197320]

i dont know how much help this would be but, on my brothers 23 dusky hes got a stainless marine bracket and had twin 25" 200's. he ditched those and went with a single and needed a 30". you will probably need a 30" also.

[kneedeep]

i'm running a 25 inch 225 etec on a bracket and it's working out great. but if i fished in the real nasty stuff i would feel a little safer knowing my power head was 5'' higher with a 30'' shaft motor. something to think about.

[Capt Chuck]

Danny

If you have a Twin Bracket, you need a single 30" motor.
A Single flotation bracket requires a single 25" motor

[hermco]

The simplest explanation is when you mount twins they are higher than a single of the same shaft length because of the boats vee so they aren't too low and lose performance and create drag etc. As you go out from the centerline you have to go up with the motor/s. If you want to install a single on the bracket mounted at the twin engine heighth you will have to get a 30" shaft length motor. If you want to use one of your existing motors you can buy spacer/extension kits for most motors.

[strick]

23sf with a Suzuki 25 inch motor single engine bracket. If you feel you need more flotation then go with the big Hermco bracket for twins. Of course the you have to think about how your boat will handle with the power head 5 inches higher...I really dont know if it would handle much different.



strick

[77SceptreOB]

Wow, she looks good! Boat too.

[BigLew]

Does she have her 100 T. ticket? Not that she needs it, but she looks real comfortable at the helm.

[Snookerd]

The simplest explanation is when you mount twins they are higher than a single of the same shaft length because of the boats vee so they aren't too low and lose performance and create drag etc. As you go out from the centerline you have to go up with the motor/s. If you want to install a single on the bracket mounted at the twin engine heighth you will have to get a 30" shaft length motor. If you want to use one of your existing motors you can buy spacer/extension kits for most motors.

First of all-
Thanks for the replys everyone........So, the fact is that the height of the powerhead on a 25" motor on a single motor bracket would be lower because of being at the bottom of the "V" of the boat. The one variable not mentioned is the height of the bracket or does that not change? If it does change, then the twin bracket cannot be lowered as low on the transom as the single bracket due to being too wide to keep the tub of the bracket too close to the bottom of the boat. So, that causes the 25"motor to only work on the single motor bracket. Sound correct??

[hermco]

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