Any Clean 40 OL's For Sale?
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Fuel efficiency is relative, you are still pushing a large boat. The advantage of a triple over a twin is this: 3 smaller motors will work less hard than 2 larger horsepower to achieve the same speed. The triple 496's ran 79 mph for the same speed in a twin set up it would have to be 575's. The twin 525's set up ran about 6mph slower.
The lower power engines also wear/break less parts compared to their higher horse power twin setips, especially in drives..
The lower power engines also wear/break less parts compared to their higher horse power twin setips, especially in drives..
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I will also throw in,,,,,that thing will pull itself on plane and run 50+ with any combination of 2 engines !!!
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The 442 triple sucks fuel faster than we breathe oxygen. Also, I've ridden in one and driven one many times, horrible ride and handling for a boat that exceeds 40', let alone 44' in my opinion.
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For $169k I'd buy this: http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o48212-en.html
This boat was a beast!! Meanest sounding boat I ever heard. Very Loud!! and I dont think that was its current pwr from back then.
I just accepted a job offer in the Tampa area.
Oh boy I have been back on the forums....
I owned 3 bajas's . 27.2, 29OL and 35OL.
Dream boat for me would be a 39 Nortech but also love a Donzi 38ZR. My family never stayed over night in our Baja. So the low head room in a Donzi is not big deal just the free board. Not much side height compared to a Baja or Nortech. ( feeling secure in the boat.)
I really love the looks of the 40OL's posted on here!!
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The motors had less than 20hrs on rebuild, the boat had less than 300 and as for the drives port was new when I bought it(old owner hit something) & the stbd was original. I would assume you ask because of blowers? I don't want to start a huge debate about outdrives but I have never had any problems with outdrives behind blowers or healthy NA motors. I do have a friend with a 32' sunsation 2X496ho that has gone through 5 outdrives in 10yrs, its not rocket science.
The 40 is a great boat, not the fastest but makes up for it elsewhere.
The 40 is a great boat, not the fastest but makes up for it elsewhere.