Re: Comparing outboards power to inboards
Agree with up in smoke. Also you don't have to worry about cast iron corroding, trying to get your oil changed, repairing the rubber exhaust that takes engine exhaust out to the outdrive, less of a fire hazard, easier to trailer with the lighter weight, lower inintial cost....to name a few of reasons.<br /><br />Today's loop charged engines are very competetive with I/O engines so fueling is not the issue it was back in the early days of boating where outboards got a (well deserved) bad name for being gas guzzlers.<br /><br />Taking 500# off the *** end of your boat goes a long way toward getting the thing on plane also....knowing how people like to sit in the back seats.<br /><br />Now the kicker. In my boat, you couldn't see the outdrive from the helm. Did not have a position indicator and if I would have, who knows if it was aligned properly or stayed that way.<br /><br />When you are trying to manuever your boat, being it docking or loading on the trailer, you have no idea as to which way the drive unit is pointing. So when you give her the gas you can be in for big surprises. Same thing goes for tilt and trim, you never really never know where the outdrive is positioned unless you leave the helm and go and look. Most outboards, you can see from the helm so it's a no brainer.......and since there is no counter balance, the outdrive is very hard on hydraulics and are very easy to leak down....and since you can't see it you don't know it till it's too late.<br /><br />My 2c,<br /><br />Mark