Triple Drives ?
 

Can anyone tell me the benefit to put a third drive into a 42'boat with the same engine it is now equiped ? so you get a triple drive.
What will happen with speed ? Performance ? etc.

Re: Triple Drives ?
 

over kill,a stagered twin will run the same speed with the same power!

Re: Triple Drives ?
 

3 x times maintenance, 3 x drives to worry about if you hit something... 3 x engines ::: fuel...
If the budget is'nt a problem... why not?

Re: Triple Drives ?
 

what power and drives do you have now? speeds? big trips are pretty awesome, but haint the easiest to keep running :evilb:
and in all fairness its not THREE times anything unless u plan on putting a single in a 42 :D

Re: Triple Drives ?
 

I have read that "true offshore" boats use triple engines and drives and are propped to go on plane using only 2 motors so if you were running to bermuda or something and 1 broke down you could come back without idling for 18 hours,Smitty

Re: Triple Drives ?
 

3 drives look kewl!
My buddy has a triple engine 42 Fountain. Some guy was looking at the 3 blower motors and asked "So, how many outdrives does this have?"

Here's your sign. :rolleyes: :D

Re: Triple Drives ?
 

Go with a Cary and get quads, then you casn go to Bermuda on 3 instead of 2 if one breaks. :D

Re: Triple Drives ?
 

even if u dont go much faster, they still look badazz, not to mention nice exhaust tone and wake.........
old school offshore boat- (heavyhull+bigpower=speed+noreliability )
Speed > reliability :evilb:

Re: Triple Drives ?
 

I guess I'm old school...

Re: Triple Drives ?
 

I know have 2 volvo SX drive's with 2 tuned up 350 engine producing 420 HP each. What would do a third engine and drive ?