I was day dreaming again about these great boats! I recently did the NIOC Thunder Run where Abmotorman showed up again with 1 of the 3 twin Savages, unfortunately I was too busy keeping myself hydrated with liquid refreshment to go check out that awesome boat...again.
It got me wondering...Is the savage better balanced with twins or a single?
What kind of power would it take from a single to be knocking on the 90's and also 100?
Lastly, as stated above, I don't know if it is balanced better or not with twins, but in my head I think twin 377 scorpions in this hull would kick ass!!! Put some xr's behind it and have a fast, bulletproof boat! What kind of numbers do you think the scorpions would do?

This is just purely for enjoyment and conversation...thanks in advance from anyone!!!

If I remember correctly the purple twin 28 Savage had 377 Scorpions....the boat went to Lake Winnnipesaukee to the same owner who has the only tripple engine AT 36 V bottom..

700 hp will get you 86-88 mph.

We are running 800+ and run mid 80's any time.

You want a single BBC in the 28 nowadays. Back in the day when "exotic" BBC power was anything >500HP; a pair of SBC was nice.

What kind of drives are ya'll running with big single power in 28ft and how do they hold up?

Nothing like the security of twins though, especially on Lake Michigan and the Gulf of Mexico which we typically go every spring.

[QUOTE=abmotorman;3737558]Nothing like the security of twins though,


x2....Pacific Ocean and Puget Sound!

I almost thought I wasn't going to be able to sleep, thinking that I was going have to track down and convince a 1 of a kind boat owner to sell! I saw pics of the purple boat and loved it, before I even knew it had scorpions! Is he on here?

I have to say though...that size boat and where I boat, I really don't need twins. It would be really nice for the piece of mind of twins if I was on Lake Michigan more, but right now I would prefer a Savage with a single....until I can find/afford a 33. If I am going to have to maintain double everything, I want it to really need it. I am not saying 2 engines and drives is a pain, it just seems like a 28 is just fine with a single. Thats is probably why the majority were built with singles.

First 29 DDC is going to have a single "7" on a Stainless Marine bracket.

Now you can fantisize about twins! Personally that has been a life-long fantasy of mine.