I wish mercruiser made a duo prop. I considered a Penta DP, but I didn’t want to go to Volvo due to the cost. The majority of the time this...
Yep, I decided to go with the stern drive again. Although I strongly considered the outboards. I just don’t think I can make it work without...
OK, so I am getting the result of my gear ratios mixed up. You are saying, the 2.0 ratio will actually provide more torque and bottom end (versus...
I have a 50k lbs houseboat with a 3.0 mercruiser. I’m swapping the stern drive and have the option for a 1.47 or a 2.0 gear ratio. The 2.0 seems...
No out of water photos yet. Just bought it a few months ago. There’s a helm inside, nothing up top. The current fiberglass toons are (3) 4ft...
Sorry for the lack of input folks! My reply notifications got filtered to junk. For record I attached a pic of the boat. I expect it to run about...
20ft, good point.
I have a 50ft houseboat (~50k lbs), that currently has a dead 3.0 mercruiser with an Alpha One Stern Drive. I am pulling the boat this Winter to...
Going down the Aluminum path, thanks for all of the input. I'll post some updates this fall/winter!
I don’t know. I’m not thinking too much about the aluminum “failures”. Plenty of boats are on Aluminum on the lake with no issues. I’m confident...
Fresh water for both. The lake is directly downstream of Yosemite.
I will say.. the 304 stainless might be a good choice for freshwater. Everything that calls for 316, calls for it for marine/salt environments....
Totally agree. I’m also hitting up some Aluminum fabrication shops in the area to see if they have experience with toons. Roamer Marine gave...
