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Post by boatfly on Dec 10, 2023 10:40:02 GMT -5
Twin 150s were the norm for SF 27 foot boats. And I don't have a problem with twin 150s on my 2018 27DC. But now there are twin 200s and 250s as options for the same models. I am guessing these new boats have beefed up transoms or did they get higher HP ratings for the same transom? Did SF cave in to the boating vanity trend of having more HP than common sense?
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Post by jerryk on Dec 10, 2023 10:46:35 GMT -5
My 275 DC came with twin Yamaha 200s and for my model year (2017) 400 hp was the max rating. My top end is just over 45 mph but I rarely run there. I have no idea if Sailfish changed any of their build layup plans over the years or why the max hp ratings changed. Maybe a question to ask Sailfish since they alone know what changes they've made to the build over the years.
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Post by suprasteve on Dec 18, 2023 20:26:41 GMT -5
Can't speak to any new changes in recent years, but I have a 2660 with twin 250's. Came from the factory that way. It is more HP than I can really utilize 99% of the time. When the day comes to repower, I'll probably be looking at twin 200's or whatever HP they're squeezing out of inline 4's then.
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Post by boatfly on Dec 24, 2023 9:56:38 GMT -5
Can you plane out on a single 250 with the other motor out of the water? Absolutely won't do it on a 150.
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Post by abouttime2fish on Dec 24, 2023 15:54:16 GMT -5
2360 with twin 150’s won’t either.
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Post by fishnfool on Dec 24, 2023 17:36:30 GMT -5
Most boats with twins are not propped to plane on a single. An F150 would be a struggle either way
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Post by suprasteve on Jan 29, 2024 19:19:26 GMT -5
Can you plane out on a single 250 with the other motor out of the water? Absolutely won't do it on a 150. Not the way I'm propped, no. I'm sure it could if I dropped several inches of pitch, but not going to try swapping props on the working motor if I'm offshore and down to 1.
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