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I miss the Westmarine catalog.View attachment 65357 Don’t you love when you go to the mail box and there is new porn.
Yes - That is quite nice. Everything is going outboards, makes sense. Frees up tons of space. Maybe I will ask Santa for one this year . . lol
I kinda like it online: All those hard copy cataogs would drive my wife crazy sitting on the side of the couch!I miss the Westmarine catalog.
I’m betting they are really thirsty. I would like it in a twin Yamaha 425 option, I would assume that is slightly less thirsty with a lower top end speed. I don’t need to do 50mph in aNice layout for a boat that size, and nice not having to work on motors in the bilge, but those 3 motors look thirsty.
At least you can generally retrieve a screw or wrench when you drop it in the bilge. There is no net working on an outboard.Nice layout for a boat that size, and nice not having to work on motors in the bilge, but those 3 motors look thirsty.
Boarding is going to be harder, no doubt, but even with the engines trimmed all the way up, you still have a path to enter. They show it in the video. Huge being able to get the engines out of the water. Makes it possible to flush the engines after each days use, even if you are on a long trip.I am not completely sold on outboards for a couple of reasons: 1) As mentioned before docking - we are moving the props back as far as possible. I know this can be overcome with electronics and thrusters but it only adds more complexity, maintenance and potential points of failure and lot more cost. 2) It makes boarding and unboarding at the dock less convenient, 3) where exact am I supposed to put the dinghy? and 4) I love hanging on my swim platform especially when rafted up - this config negates all of the above. I think Sea Ray had some good ideas with the Venture to mitigate some of these issues. For the time being I will save them for the day boats and center consoles.
-Kevin
That’s the point, you don’t need to work on them! (I’m exaggerating of course). Way less maintenance. I owned a Yamaha 200, 1 planned visit per year, 14 years, never had an issue where I couldn’t go boating or had to work on them while on the water. i know someone who owns a Regal XO 32 and he couldn’t wait to get out of his Regal with inboards. It’s just the nature of inboards. For the gas versions, they are designed for cars, then retrofitted for marine use. These outboards areAt least you can generally retrieve a screw or wrench when you drop it in the bilge. There is no net working on an outboard.
I agree with KevinC's observations. Save the outboards for day boats. They are not really functional on a cruiser.
At least you can generally retrieve a screw or wrench when you drop it in the bilge. There is no net working on an outboard.
I agree with KevinC's observations. Save the outboards for day boats. They are not really functional on a cruiser.
“...but mines bigger than yours?”