Twins or a single-which would u want?
 

Assuming both packages would cost the same and run the same speed, which would most people want and be better for sales. Let's say the boat is a 30' cat and the engines are twin mercury 6.2's/bravos, vs. single 525/xr's.

You put a single in a cat and it's not a true tunnel...I'd bag on the single. 30 cat is probably best with outboards but there's smarter cat people here that can chime in on this.

In general I'll never go back to single after having twins. This conversation only takes place with smaller boats anyway so I'd always go a bit bigger so I could have a twin package.

This is a very open question. There's boats that will handle much better as singles, and some who runs much better as twins. It depends on the boat in question. Personally I generaly like twins much more than singles for a lot of different reasons.

Docking getting home twins!

twins...! even wish I could have triple... except for resale...

Twins = Redundancy

In your scenario, the single. Less maintenance, more efficient because only one drive is in the water, only one prop to worry about or purchase. Fresh water towing is really cheap with TowBoatUS so don't worry about the back-up engine thing.

30' is a lot of boat for a single. RPM makes a nice single engine tunnel, but it is 26'. It has a center pod.

My 292 Fastech has twin 6.2's. I was considering the 271 with a single 525 but the cost was essentially the same, along with similar performance. I got the bigger boat with the handling and redundancy of twins, along with the long term reliability of black motors. I'm happy with my choice.

All depends an your wallet and where you boat.

What if the other dies her hair.


Oh we're talking about engines:evilb:

Even a cat 2 is better! single is a lot on drives or oB's wear and tear!As for a towing service good luck in the cold season:lolhit:

If I would've started this thread, you guys would have been all over me.....:drink:

Go for the twin engine setup, you'll never regret it.

PR388, what happened to your boat???
Don't let some of the members get under your skin, it's all in fun!!!
I look forward to seeing a new boat under your avatar soon.
Happy Holidays

See ya,
Kelly

Except at rebuild and maintenance time.
(especially if its not stagggered)


UD

UD when did you last see a cat with staggered motors or, with motors so close together that you could not work on them?:lolhit:

In my opinion...any thing beyond 24' deep v for offshore you go twins....just can't build enough reliable torque with a single.

Having both props working for you in the rough stuff makes a difference.

Not sure I agree, you are leaving out half the equation.
the other half is weight .

its power to weight.

I have oodles of reliable torque & relatively light weight.


UD

I'll stand corrected with his reply.
I was referring to the performance, ability to limp in on a single drive, and most importantly resale.

See ya,
Kelly

I also think a twin engine whould be tighter to the water than a single in bigger water:rolleyes:Pushing a 30' boat with a single I'd get a Superboat or that style Kyrpto,Activator,,etc etc!Just don't go real far:drink:Wide beam twins!

Agreed - Limp in is nice.

Resale is relative here in So Cal.

Bigger up front on either end hold ups well.

High end big premium power big singles hold their value well, and sell quicker as many more guys can "play."

UD

+1 and add to that hull design.

My 30 Superboat (32 LOA) is as fast as my 31 Formula (33LOA) was with one of the engines from it. Of course I lost a lot of "Pleather" and a fridge too :lolhit:

It ain't quite like that in Texas.
I really couldn't think of any of my bud's who'd go for a single engined 30' cat.
Heck, I've been looking at an older 23 Eliminator wide body factory triple OB that was converted to a twin OB but still packing the triple set gauges in the dash. I'll only make an offer if I can find another motor to match the 2 and haven't had any luck. OMG those outboard guys are proud of their 2.5 EFI offshore OB's even at their age.
All I know is what a wicked river/lake boat this would be.

I guess it's the old Texas mindset, bigger is always better LOL!!!

See ya,
Kelly

Twins if you boat on open water. I have benefited from being able to limp home single engine on a couple occasions.

How about a single merc 1350 and a #8 drive in a DCB 32?



UD

Same here limped in more than a couple of times :hitfan:

Hi Kelly, well its the family boat...but right now, i don't have my own...
Happy holidays... See you at DS, in April ???

I think DCB is actually doing something with that.... either in an M31 or F32.. not sure which model......

Twice for me also...from WAY over the horizon. I guess it's a tradition in the big water down here. It's not un-usual to take a quick 65 mile run to the Bahamas...reduces the pucker factor considerably knowing your doubled up.

I think we see a lot more twin set ups here for that reason.

He has not asked for pictures yet so he still gets a pass......... :lolhit:

Happy Holidays PR388

you are correct, i have an idea that this guy might be an older gray haired version of you that is from St. Louis.... ;)

a 30' cat with a single will b unreliable on drive.

never seen a 30' performance cat with a single but i would suspect u could end up looking like a fool around the docks vs. a hero with some egg beaters on back.

mmmm not so sure.....


Uncle Dave

I know Kachina was building a 30 cat with single or twins, saw a couple on the production line but the owner died & I never saw one get finished. would have been pretty cool to see how the exact same boat would perform side by side single vs twin

bottom line the only reason i have a single is because i can't afford twins

Twin OB's. You really can't hurt the OB's with Smartcraft these days. They stop themselves before anything gets hurt. Too many RPMS, alarm goes off. Go through a sharp turn and lose H2O pressure on one side for a sec, alarm goes off. Really bullet proof 100+ mph packages.

Holy sheep sh1 t gene... Thin out the herd and I bet u could have a twin easily ....

;-)

depends on what you want. If your talking same speed I would go with a single. I have twins and there cool but at the same time it hurts the wallet.

with these tough times i have down to just the mach 1
( it was the wifes idea big surprise )

I'm for single as well, for the wallet reason...I mean how often do you guys actually break down?

HOWEVER if I would afford it, twins would be cool. Assuming all things being equal though there is nothing wrong with a single.

at least with twins you get the pleasure of double the repair bill seems like when 1 motor has a problem the other is not far away count on it