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Think of the upkeep, maintenance, weight and just overall complications and rigging of twins Jason. Especially on a boat that its not really "needed". Rebuild you a nice 175 Opti or Black Max and be done with it. Less trouble and less maintenance down the road.
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03-27-2013, 10:52 AM
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 I am bracketing my V and have a clean slate to start with. Maintenance might be a pain but since I am in Marine Tech and plan to finish this course it should be no problem.
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03-27-2013, 11:21 AM
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all that took was a sharpee.
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One of my reasons for twins is having a spare incase one decided to quit on me. I intend to do alot of bluewater fishing also running kayaks out to fish. What do yall think? In most cases a single 90 would perform well.
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03-27-2013, 12:59 PM
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eight of ten blue water engine problems are fuel related, or electrical, so if you want better reliabablity of two engins you should also install two fuel systems and electrical systems.
Better to spend on a good solid single engine and systems. Twin engines are very cool and may some confidence.
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04-02-2013, 06:44 AM
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Just going to a single. Looking for a Mercury 175-225. I would not mind another 2.5L.and doing some serious work to it. So yall keep.an eye out for a low compression or locked up.motor for me.
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04-02-2013, 07:32 AM
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Also will.consider a Yamaha OX66.
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04-02-2013, 09:52 AM
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If you should decide to go twins, you'll be hard pressed to find a better power to weight to size combination then a couple of older Merc "Tower of Power" inline 6's. Twin 115 hp's should fit nicely, they're small, light, thin, and they are a solid, reliable engine that should continue to give years of trouble free service. Look for something in the mid 80's year range. I think that 88 was the last year they were made, not 100% sure though. Merc added a 0 after the engine size, so a 115 hp is called a 1150 model. Since they are an inline 6 they have plenty of torque, which makes for great hole shots with about a 19P prop on them. And a 115 is enough to get a V20 up on plane. Not sure if a 90 can do that.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2pjzxbwab0
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