Aaaaaaahh ! --- repower w/ an I/O or O/B ????

[ScottM]

Originally posted by abl1111:
I feel that a sinlge o/b would always be straining to move this heavy hull - running at high RPM's. What do you think ?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">A single OB would not be straining to move your boat. With 144 gallons of fuel and 4 guys on board, our Sceptre moves along quite well with the old '89 Rude 225. Cruise is 22 knots at 4000 or 24 knots at 4500, WOT is 32 knots at 5500 turning a 15 X 17 SS 3-blade wheel. With a brand new 225-250 OB (2- or 4-stroke) on your rig, you'd get even better cruise/WOT figures than that. Yeah, a V-6 OB runs at higher RPM than a V-8 inboard, but the OB is not straining in the least bit.