I have been around the powerboat sites at the web looking for pic's and it seems like 98% are spinning out
tssteph,I can't see your pic(I'm not a goldmember yet).But I suppose it shows the opposite rotation compared to mine. Is it anyone out there who had tried both directions at the same boat?

Right hand engine prop is spinning clockwise from the rear of the boat. I assume this is spinning out. I just got the boat so I have not tinkered with anything yet. My understanding is that if mine was switched then handling is a issue but speed will increase.

"Handling an issue but speed will increase." That is also the type of things I have heard. I cannot verify that myself as i have never switched before. Eitherway, my boat handles very well and is predictable.

38KV---Try posting this topic in the "Technical Q.&A." section or the "General Discussion Section." I know you will get a much broader audience and more knowledgable people than myself. Outherwise, just do the switch and feel it out for yourself!!! I think you only need to switch the lowers?

BTW...
When do you usually "wake the baby" for spring time? I would like to plan a long weekend out you way before I leave. I had planned on visiting Sweden anyway and what better way than boating

OBNOXUS,It is unfortunately too cold here for powerboating before early may,but I'll give you a "garagetour"when you arrive.
If you try to come here as late as possible before you're leaving Europe there is a chance some cool rides are "wet".
Send me an email before you're planning to show up.

Posting a pic of my "baby" to tempt you come here

Props spinning IN creates more bow lift (props tend to pull the transom down) and thus is usually faster top end due to less wetted surface. You lose docking manuverability and some stability at speed. Props spinning OUT (props tend to raise the transom) usually makes the boat handle better around the dock and at speed (more wetted surface) on most boats. This is a general rule of thumb. There are many set up factors (weight distribution, hull steps, staggered engines, X dimension, etc) that could alter these results.
Try as many combinations as you can and see what works best for your needs and your particular boat. That's what is fun about boating. Good luck.

OBNOXUS21, When you say spinning the props in gives more "performance," please clarify. It gives more "speed," but you often loose handling.

For example, I blew forward in one of my drives in the middle of the Florida Keys, so for a quick fix, I switched the props and put the shifters in reverse, which now made me go forward. Switching the props from spinning out to spinning in caused my 38 AVS to drive like I was on ice/grease -- but it got me back on two motors rather than one.