mopower

Hey , if nothing else , they looked awesome
There's a cat with three of them that uses the ramp where I launch. Looks BAD AZZ
And YES I would go back to OBs and give up my 540s , especially this time o year. You can wait till the last minute to winterize and not worry about freezing. My last outboard , I was out in December in Jersey.

tripps

All i can say is i'll never crawl in a bilge again!! and not cause i won the lottery or quit boating.OBs anytime

ECeptor

Several good points here:

1) Cost for off the shelf - $20k for a 250ob or same money for alot more I/O power.

2) Cost for build your own - $20k would get a buy a rebuild Bravo and a 600hp crate based 502 with gas money left over.

3) Room - no denying in a shorter boat the OB's free up precious room for seating, storage, cuddy, etc.

4) Sound - IMHO, nothing sounds better than an open exhaust BBC - pure music for the soul.

5) Clean lines - the back end of an I/O is much nicer when floating or lined up at party cove.

redlinecat

I think they are.

bang for the buck you cant beat o/b's.

My twin 280 ob cat is fuel efficient and very easy to work on.

My next cat will have twin mercurys 300xs. They have a better warranty than the 280's haha.

i/o boats are sweet but a pain to work on (32 skater illmors rebuild sucked) crane to lift motors out so on so on. I use my car engine hoist to pull my o/b powerheads.

my 2 cents.

DENNYB

Will we see more Boat Building Manufacturers of today set the style of the rear transoms to accommodate the High Performing Outboards?
We are having some good feed back. I certainly do not see a problem. It is an advantage to the builder and the offer to a Boat Buyer to have a choice.