Thoughts on the 47 Lightning
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Thoughts on the 47 Lightning
I wanted to hear your thoughts on the 47 Lightning with the different power options, it seems that the tripple 500 package was/is the most popular. What do you think? I did a search for the subject but couldn't find anything.
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I think the trips are WAY less desirable than twins, just look at some of the recent sales to confirm this.
I don't know if it's fear of fuel use (which isn't a totally reasonable fear), maintenance, (which IS a reasonable fear) or just insurance.
From what I as seeing, trip 42's and 47's were selling for less than comparable twins.
Just a thought. I would want 525's,.......but nothing more.
I don't know if it's fear of fuel use (which isn't a totally reasonable fear), maintenance, (which IS a reasonable fear) or just insurance.
From what I as seeing, trip 42's and 47's were selling for less than comparable twins.
Just a thought. I would want 525's,.......but nothing more.
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I love the 47. I have had two. first was a 96 with small blower motors and the second was a 01 500 efi boat. Just today, I was thinking that I wanted another one!
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I have triples in my 47. I love it. There are big advantages to twins in a 42, but the weight and size of the 47 means big power and #6's for twins. Loss of longevity and maintenance schedules for the big power twins is traditionally much costlier than maintenance on 3 milder power motors;however, it seems that recently the 700's and 850's have become much more durable with mercury no longer recommending complete teardown at 50 hours which was ridiculous.
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I have triples in my 47. I love it. There are big advantages to twins in a 42, but the weight and size of the 47 means big power and #6's for twins. Loss of longevity and maintenance schedules for the big power twins is traditionally much costlier than maintenance on 3 milder power motors;however, it seems that recently the 700's and 850's have become much more durable with mercury no longer recommending complete teardown at 50 hours which was ridiculous.
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I get about 1 mpg at cruising speed, much less at WOT (which I rarely do for very long-just too fast for me with people in the boat). It cruises comfortably in the 50's. The motors don't work very hard to attain and maintain that speed.