wellf100
Well-Known Member
Re: Surely ?
Re the servicing, I highlighted the Evinrude G2's for exactly the opposite reason....they don't need servicing for the first 5 years or 500 hours! And how about the sterndrives, don't those need servicing (in theory) out of the water every year?
The original premise of this thread was to suggest outboards on boats up to 40ft mainly for the reliability, low service costs (and I was thinking about the G2's), less time out of water (if any) and lower hassle/stress! Reading about Nick Burnham's costs in just his first year for his single diesel/sterndrive set up reminded me of how stress and cost free my little boat has been since i bought it 2 years ago with a 75hp 2-stoke outboard that has been 100% reliable over that time.
Understand your point on the weight. D4 300 diesels and sterndrives weight about 650kg each side so 1300kg in total low down. But still at the back of the boat. The G2's weight 244kg each so 500kg in total hanging right off the back. 800kg+ difference. With that weight and position difference maybe the COG wouldn't be quite so different. But anyway the hull would need to be purpose designed for outboards I would think.
Re the servicing, I highlighted the Evinrude G2's for exactly the opposite reason....they don't need servicing for the first 5 years or 500 hours! And how about the sterndrives, don't those need servicing (in theory) out of the water every year?
The original premise of this thread was to suggest outboards on boats up to 40ft mainly for the reliability, low service costs (and I was thinking about the G2's), less time out of water (if any) and lower hassle/stress! Reading about Nick Burnham's costs in just his first year for his single diesel/sterndrive set up reminded me of how stress and cost free my little boat has been since i bought it 2 years ago with a 75hp 2-stoke outboard that has been 100% reliable over that time.
Understand your point on the weight. D4 300 diesels and sterndrives weight about 650kg each side so 1300kg in total low down. But still at the back of the boat. The G2's weight 244kg each so 500kg in total hanging right off the back. 800kg+ difference. With that weight and position difference maybe the COG wouldn't be quite so different. But anyway the hull would need to be purpose designed for outboards I would think.
