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Oh I get it. They do market studies to understand where to invest for a payback. If I lived in an area where I rarely went to open water unless weather was good, I could see the appeal. Apparently enough people are all about having the perfect sized tool for the job.;)

Maybe I need to spend time "coastal exploring", but I don't get it. It's a chopped down canyon that makes it easier to fall out of and rides worse (16⁰ dead rise). All to save 2" of draft. I guess for some people 2" really matters.

Wait to see what skunk has to say or look up his posts. I'm confident you can beat 1.3. I can get 2.3 all day with any load in any conditions. Light is 2.5 and that's around 7800 lbs. You won't wear out a df200.

If propped correctly with the right pitch and prop type, it won't matter. Doing a Google search revealed there are a couple people that have put df200s on 272s. I didn't look much beyond that. If top end doesn't matter, my only other concern with the df200s is fuel burn. It likely won't be any...

Remember, it's not just one buddy on the transom, it's a buddy on the transom and at least one more at the back of boat. That tells you what should more realistically expect. Counter weight in the bow can help, but at some point a lot of bandaids can't fix everything.

If you don't mind mechanical twins, then stay with mechanical. I've had both and didn't like mechanical from the getgo. Docking and syncing engines with electronic controls is night and day better. Suzuki doesn't have 225 digitals because it is an old platform not designed for digital. The 4.0...

I had a single engine 248 without a hardtop. The hull is very similar to your 257. It weighed around 5500 lbs fully fueled, watered, etc. I towed thousands of miles over 10 years with 2 different f150s. Both were specially equipped for max towing per engine type. One was a 2.7 ecoboost, the...

I've been chasing this on my boat. It only happens when it's choppy. I suspect it is water coming back in through the rear bilge line from the boat rocking in the chop. Another member here with a newer Sailfish experienced this problem one time when navigating the great loop. Turns out that one...

Looks like you got a very well optioned boat. At 23' your boat has to be the smallest I have seen on this forum with a thruster. Consider starting a new thread with photos and details of the set-up. I as well as others will likely be curious and will have questions.

FWIW, I also ran Pennzoil from Walmart in the before mentioned ox66. It seemed to like it. With Techron Marine, the engine ran incredibly well and stayed clean like Dennis's experience with Startron and Ringfree. I bought Stabil Marine 360 2 years ago for the Zukes. It looks similar to the...

Dennis, you can run Techron Marine with confidence and ditch the ring free and startron. Techron/Chevron makes PEA, the detergent in ring free. It works and it works very well. I scoped my old ox66 before and after a season of use of Techron. Night and day difference from Startron. If you want...

My guess is that you need to have it remade by a canvas shop.

I had my annual meeting at work last week. The company's highly calibrated crystal ball does not paint a Rosie picture. I think the day of reconning will be arriving in 2026 for boat manufacturers. Time will tell if they are prepared to lay in the thorny bed they made.

With so many Yamabomb v8s out there ready for replacement, weight is a non issue for Honda. In fact, the similar weight to boats engineered for the V8 Yamachops should be a benefit. The CGs will be the same allowing for the same handling, but overall better performance.

Profit margins are off the chart. And/or Someone is smart enough to realize the benefit of buying market share because they aren't selling enough.

I can't comment on how common it is for a 30 year old outboard exposed to salt to look like that. I'm in fresh water. I'm sure others here can comment. However, I do have a lot of experience dealing with rust belt cars and corrosion. To improve your odds of removing those bolts (if required at...

I used to think the same. After following this site an THT for 15 years, my crystal ball is pretty well calibrated! :cool:

X2 on a head gasket/water intrusion. No, you shouldn't have to open the throttle on an ox66 to start it unless something is way off. There are a litany of other checks to perform when an ox66 isn't behaving correctly. A little searching will help you find those. Mr Seasick should be here...

It is a massive area that should have been used by GW for some purpose other than an aux tank. With 4 strokes, the 248/258 had plenty of range on the main. The challenges you will have is how to execute the installation while keeping it convenient to use and water tight. If you have a lot of...

Are these the newer 4.2 v6s or the early 2000s vintage v6? If the older, you will have the same issues as the OP of the thread. It's the same engine. If newer, you won't have as much of an issue since the engines are much lighter, but it is still more weight than the boat was designed for. Also...