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On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:56:31 -0400, "Eisboch"
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Can I get an OooRah for outboards over inboards in salt water ?
;-)

I never liked that much hardware in a place I couldn't get to.



I agree, but outboards aren't really practical on a 40 foot cruiser.

Eisboch




I keep forgetting you guys are not really "boaters" you are
"yachtsmen" ;-)


On the other hand when I see these guys with three 275s on the back, I
wonder why you couldn't have outboards.



$$$$$$$$

Three 275hp outboards are mighty expensive, compared to two 454ci inboards.

Plus, handling becomes a significant issue. Outboards would radically
change the
pivot point (or whatever you call it) on a larger boat, I would think.
I've watched boats as large as a 36' with outboards (four, big Mercs)
maneuver into a slip. It appears much easier to do with inboards where you
have two props located further forward. I don't know for a fact, because
I've never tried it, but it appears to be more difficult with outboards from
watching.

BTW, a forty footer is hardly a yacht. I used to think the Navigator we
had was a big boat at 52'8" LOA until I took it to Florida. Down there it
was a peanut.

Eisboch