I'm sure others with a ton of specific first hand experience will chime in shortly, but thought I'd throw out a few of the commonly discussed general points. 1. The diesel is mounted low in the center of the boat, the best place for all that weight from a handling and motion perspective. 2. Straight inboards, especially diesels, just sound cool! (to me anyway). 3. If you already understand diesel care and feeding, they are pretty easy to keep happy for a long time. 4. As a rule, inboards are significantly slower than big outboards. 5. Beaching and ultra skinny water ops with an inboard is a no-no, while outboards can be tilted up out of the way. 6. Inboards have fixed directional thrust, while outboard lower units swivel, dramatically improving low speed maneuverability. With twin outboards you can usually "spin on a dime" with one engine in forward and one in reverse. 7. Single inboards usually prop walk one way or the other at low speed, making docking and backing in lotsa wind and current a little trickier. Once you get the hang of it it's not the end of the world, but going from an outboard to an inboard can be a little nerve wracking at first. 8. A 23' SeaCraft inboard with Yanmar diesel is sort of considered the "Holy Grail" among many SeaCraft enthusiasts, and if you go that way you'll have to budget some extra time to talk to strangers about the boat!
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1977 23' Sceptre
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09-23-2018, 11:13 AM
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