BY U BOY

Lets say you have 2 of the exact same hull 25' V. One with a 415hp 502 and the other with twin 200 OB.

What would be the pros and cons of each boat and which would you rather.

YES i would miss the BB rumble.

THE BULL

The outboard boat would be just a bit faster I think, less of a headache to work on individually but you would have no rumble. Twin Mercs at 6000-6500 sound awesome too. The I/O would give you a sunpad, the other would give you more drinking room. The OB can get into shallower water.

MOBILEMERCMAN

The outboard would fly straight. It would be more fun to run.
Jim

THE BULL

What 25' V hull is it......maybe we have some more info for you!

BY U BOY

Active thunder

THE BULL

Hmmm, there is one for sale in the classifieds....he might know the differences....on that particular boat.

MitchStellin

I went to a 4 stroke EFI OB and I love it, it is so quiet you have to listen to the pisser to know it is running, it is a breeze to run, gets into 1ft of water and in the winter you treat the fuel and trim it down to drain it....all about 1 min of work. I say OBs, the fuel mileage will be worth the loss of noise. I loved the noise too, but I did get tired of it on the 45 min idle I had. For $2000 you can get silent choice to stop this but I still like the OB idea with todays fuel and maint costs.

Jigsaw89

I would take the outboard boat for all the reasons mentioned above.

AIR TIME

love my I /O 509 if they were eggbeaters they would have to be some 7200 rpm 2.5s or 300s those sound pretty good. art

tblrklakemo

If its not a CC or a cat, stick with the BBC. Something about the combo just doesnt seem natural.....IMO. Its your money.