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01-28-2016, 02:56 PM

Fr. Frank

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Originally Posted by pelican

a stern drive - hard to believe,IS more efficient than a straight inboard...

multiport motors are more efficient - freshwater cooling helps too

repowering is a little more than just dropping a new motor in and hooking it all up.taking the time to get things right and actually improving the boat is what it's all about - that's what seperates a true repower from an engine replacement....

and more efficient yet is a Weissman counter rotating dual-prop surface-piercing drive with variable pitch propellers, but who wants to spend $170K on just the drive system for a 23' boat?

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