"Dream" Power for a 23?

[Briguy]

My answer, a 260hp Yanmar inline 6. Before I bought my twin 115 suzi's, I got estimates and performance #'s for a 260(then called a 250) Yanmar. To fill the transom and mount the engine with a jackshaft to a bravo 1 the cost was estimated in the $26,000 range. Top spead was est at 46-47 mph, 4.0mpg at low cruise of 23kts or 6.6 gph and about 30kts cruise at 9 gph for 3.8mpg. We were going to build a custom helm seat that would house the motor and still leave the center console free and the stern open. I chose the Suzuki's because the cost was 14.5 for the pair installed. I get about 2.8mpg at 27kts and 4200 rpm's. Perhaps when I get this bracket project over I will pick up a little speed and/or mpg. If I had to do it over again, I would do it the same.