Toffen was faster in his Phantom with a single
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Toffen was faster in his Phantom with a single
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Originally Posted by David
If its a fishing boat primarily, and you often venture past cellphone range or make long range trips then stick with 2 just for redundancy. Other than those reasons I don't see how 2 engines are better. 2x maintenance. 2 gearcases to push thru the water, more weight on the transom. With a v bottom 1 properly setup will always be more efficient than 2. 1 engine and a seatow membership is cheaper than the operating cost of 2 .
On a 25' boat I think I would keep the twins. Think about docking or loading on the trailer in wind and current. Twins are much easier to maneuver. If I went to a single, I would consider a bow thruster.
I would at least prop it up. You might be happier with it when you get it tuned in.
I totally agree, twins are always better for docking , fishing, safety etc. I have had both many times. I have been plus 30 miles out with both twins down, I have been plus 30 miles with one out and made it home hammered and out of beer. I have Tow boat for a reason, cheapest insurance EVER. I was actually looking to go bigger with twins , it just seem impossible to find two decent 200-250's. So I was thinking one 350 might be the way to go. I would need a 30" shaft and those as singles are really easy to find still under warranty and not to expensive seeing as how a lot of trip set up boat are selling them. A 400 would AWESOME but that's not happening. I'm not dropping that kind of money for speed, wrong boat for all that money.
Oh so it wasn't really as much of a question as it was a tell me this would be worth it?
If you are going offshore, I definitely see the merits of twins.
If you have a heavy boat or large loads, twins have more blade area and more torque.
If you are talking speed, a comparable single, I feel the advantage goes to the single. My boat ran ~85 with twin 200 Johnsons on it. My single 400R is in triple digits. Dragging the extra gearcase costs more power than most realize, even if it’s surfacing.
No, it was absolutely a question of had any one replaced twins with a single. While twins make it easier to maneuver docks and such it is not an issue for me. Owned boats since I was 10 years old. Operating a boat is never an issue, I was really interested in the performance whether speed was lost or gained, fuel economy lost or gained etc. I'm familiar with operation and safety being better with twins
I was being semi sarcastic meaning you were hoping for the best.....I don't mean you didn't want to know... ignore that that post...
I only mentioned twins for getting home really and performance
I didn't think you'd be looking for handling docks performance part...hell that's not always true either mine with the extra weight makes it light a kite and a huge PITA
With even a breeze and there's no independentlly using the motors to maneuver it's like it will have a mind if its own...or its possessed..
No worries what so ever. I appreciate any and all feedback. I know what ever decision I make is not going to be the end of the world. But because of price and availability it seems a single 350 with warranty is the way to go. If I could run across a good deal on twin opti's I would jump in a heart beat for the ease of switching alone.