Over all what are the pro's and cons of the Inboard VS Outboard.

 

I shoulds added on winterise it after every time you pull it out of the lake with an I/O... I guess I kinda worded that confusing - basically if you plan to use it during the winter, get an outboard...

an outboard doesn't ahve to be drained... and I/O you have to basically drain and winterize it (minus the antifreeze if you fill it up vs leaving just air and fogging oil) every time you pull it out of the water...


As far as the pro's/con's -- I/O look better IMHO, don't stick up at the back of the boat, allow better access to the back of the boat, don't have to be tagged seperate (the boat and motor do in oklahoma if its an outboard), but I/O need to be winterised, cost more to repair, and there was something else I was gonna say, but I can't remember what it was....

 

We won't be out there in the winter around here, to much ice in the way. I just remember that 150 or 160 horse Mercury I had hangin off the back of that Bass Boat. It's favorite food was gas and it was fat. I'd hate to be feedin that thing with the fuel prices.

 

Get yuo a new E-tec outboard... REAL easy on gas. And alot better quality then the old Evenrudes.... ALOT better...

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All you need to do to a I/O in the winter is run it on the hose (we have salt water here gotta get tehta crap out ) then pull the two drains on the block... Will be fine! Unless your in one the damn places that its like -7968875098787854* in the winter.... Then you should sell the boat a f'ing move... As far as how much they cost to repair... BOTH are expensive!

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The main thing I don't like about I/O's is the engine house... Dog house is always in the way fishing. My dad and I had the same boats both welcraft v-20's his with a I/O mine with a Outborad mounted on a gill bracket... Mine was 100x's better for fishing LOTS more room inside. His burned less GPH... Give and take...

 

Don't forget about all aluminum boats like HewesCraft, AlumaWeld, Lund, SeaArk, and more. Al boats are lighter, easier to tow, require less hp motors, won't rot, easily maintained, easily repaired.

 

I think she's finally decided on a pontoon. But it has to have a big enough motor to ski behind and have the porta pot. Such priorities in life. Listening to the posts here I guess I'll stick to an outboard on it. Sounds like the easier route and much easier to find.

 

good luck keeping up with brands i live and work on the water..
there is alot of type that i see alot of, sea way, bostons whalers, easterns, chris crafts,

it's not the brand that important..
every one of corse has there own style..

2 basic hulls, plaining hull and displacment hull..
plaining made to go fast.
displacment made to hold weight.

i have a 24' with a 4.3 mercruiser aplha 1 gen 2 out drive..
it does just over 40mph

my newest project i have a 12' speed boat/bass boat.. i dunno even know who makes it??
i just bolted up a 90hp vro evinrude

 

I had a 1999 Yamaha LS2000. It was a twin Jet drive with 2- 3 cyl jetski engines. 370 HP. They were great for low maintenance. As a ski boat, it was phenomenal. Barely left a wake, but you could feel a little side pull on it when slaloming (no rudder in water from a prop).
It was 20' long. I would get another one with the same style of drive, and would seriously look at Bombardier (Sea-Doo).

 

Well, good luck w/ your pontoon boat. In school we called them poon-tang boats, 'cuz all the girls liked to party on them.

 

In the end that's about all it's gonna amount to is a floating dock. The grill a sink and a porta pot, with a big canopy for me to crash out under. I'm good with that.

We spend a good amount of time down on the Mississippi so I need somethin strong enough to fight that current and play with.