Which rides better - very few know !

[bgreene]

Original Sceptre max rating was 400 or 500 HP ?
Water must have gushed up the scuppers if twin 1,000 + lbs of motors on the back .

But with 300 and 350 outboards now on these boats might eventually find someone rigging a 450

[Bigshrimpin]

Originally Posted by bgreene

Original Sceptre max rating was 400 or 500 HP ?
Water must have gushed up the scuppers if twin 1,000 + lbs of motors on the back .

But with 300 and 350 outboards now on these boats might eventually find someone rigging a 450

The heaviest outboards before 1980 weighed under 400lbs.
A 1981 merc 225 weighed 363lbs. The OMC two thirsty fives were 396lbs.
By comparison a single 250/275/300 Verado weighs 700lbs.

[Fr. Frank]

Both the twin outboard 23' SeaVette and the twin outboard 23' Savage were made at least one year with a factory 600 HP max rating.

I never rigged one with more than 470 hp, though.

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by Bigshrimpin

The heaviest outboards before 1980 weighed under 400lbs.
A 1981 merc 225 weighed 363lbs. The OMC two thirsty fives were 396lbs.
By comparison a single 250/275/300 Verado weighs 700lbs.

So 800 lbs of twins “ faggetaboutit” water must have shot up scuppers with a couple people in back . Seems scupper / floor original design wasn’t quite right .

[Fr. Frank]

Actually, there is/was a deflector in front of the scuppers that prevented that underway.

[77SceptreOB]

Originally Posted by Fr. Frank

Actually, there is/was a deflector in front of the scuppers that prevented that underway.

AND it creates a "vacuum" to drain even faster! - Genius!

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by Fr. Frank

Actually, there is/was a deflector in front of the scuppers that prevented that underway.

Underway fine but that’s not when the boat sinks !

[77SceptreOB]

Originally Posted by bgreene

Underway fine but that’s not when the boat sinks !

The down scuppers accept a standard 1” drain plug that keeps water from flooding the decks when the boat is heavily loaded or if equipped with over weight power

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by 77SceptreOB

The down scuppers accept a standard 1” drain plug that keeps water from flooding the decks when the boat is heavily loaded or if equipped with over weight power

So what happens if …..
1. it’s raining hard,
2. or take on a wave
Without draining scuppers the boat sinks unless manually bailed fast enough - or specially rigged top side bilge pump ……

It’s just a boat - some designs are good, some not so good .
I believe several have raised floors and re positioned scuppers even when rigged with single outboards.