My 1975 SeaCraft 25' Seafari rebuild thread

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Originally Posted by Blue_Heron

You bought your boat from George, right? Didn't it have twin I/Os? How far apart were they?

That being said, the original spacing may or may not have been ideal. I think your thought process on the pros and cons of wide versus narrow is good. As you said, the boat heels a lot in a turn, and that may cause the outer prop to blow out in a sharp turn. On the other hand, with outboards you have the flexibility to adjust engine height to compensate.

The best guy to ask would probably be bilgerat. He's got the only 25 I've seen with twins on a bracket. If he doesn't respond here, you should consider sending him a PM.

Dave

Thanks for the imput, True, I didn't think about the dimensions of the twin outdrives. They appear the be as close together as the motors would allow. I think there may be some clean water to be had in different spots off the vdh but after reading for hours I have a good idea what works best for most boats so I know where to start. There is also a fellow north of me in Virginia that has 76 25' with twin v6 mercurys on a bracket and I have spent some time talking to him over the phone. I would like to reach out to bilgerat if you read this give me a shout.