Hi guys posting on your forum from the UK 
I am after some information on the above.
I am considering purchasing a new boat (hull only) that is normally supplied with an inboard diesel/leg but fitting an outboard on a pod with jack plate.
This is the hull http://www.aquafish-boats.co.uk/index_4.htm
It is a 23ft fast planing fishing boat weighing approx 1,400kgs or 3,000lbs.
With a 220hp inboard/diesel/leg the manufacturers claim around 35kts at WOT.
I am considering fitting a 225hp Honda outboard on a pod with jack plate instead.
The reasoning for this is that the inboard/leg costs ?24,000 fitted, only has a 2 year warranty, weighs 600kgs combined & costs ?1,000 per service :facepalm:
The 225hp Honda outboard on the other hand costs ?13,000 fitted, has a 6 year warranty, weighs 275kgs & costs around ?280 per service.
Also the outboard will mean that I do not have a big engine box on deck
My only concern is whether fuel costs with the outboard will make this prohibitive ?
I can"t find anyone here in the UK that has done this conversion & the hull makers claim that it will be to expensive to run compared to their inboard diesel option ?
I have done as much research as I can myself & think that with the outboard performance will be close to 40kts at WOT.
I also believe that at a cruise speed of around 4,000rpm speed will be around 24kts & consumption around 6.5 imperial gallons per hour (30 lph).
I can"t confirm my estimates this side of the pond as most boaters with this sort of hull run inboard diesels.
I know that some of you guys run similar weight planing hulls with big outboards so am hoping that my estimates of performance but more importantly consumption might be confirmed.
Diesel is obviously cheaper than petrol in the UK but as my useage is only around 150 hours per year I can"t see how the cost saving would be anywhere near the purchase price saving of the outboard & the considerably cheaper servicing costs
headlight
(every day I live with fear, sometimes she lets me go fishing)
I am after some information on the above.
I am considering purchasing a new boat (hull only) that is normally supplied with an inboard diesel/leg but fitting an outboard on a pod with jack plate.
This is the hull http://www.aquafish-boats.co.uk/index_4.htm
It is a 23ft fast planing fishing boat weighing approx 1,400kgs or 3,000lbs.
With a 220hp inboard/diesel/leg the manufacturers claim around 35kts at WOT.
I am considering fitting a 225hp Honda outboard on a pod with jack plate instead.
The reasoning for this is that the inboard/leg costs ?24,000 fitted, only has a 2 year warranty, weighs 600kgs combined & costs ?1,000 per service :facepalm:
The 225hp Honda outboard on the other hand costs ?13,000 fitted, has a 6 year warranty, weighs 275kgs & costs around ?280 per service.
Also the outboard will mean that I do not have a big engine box on deck
My only concern is whether fuel costs with the outboard will make this prohibitive ?
I can"t find anyone here in the UK that has done this conversion & the hull makers claim that it will be to expensive to run compared to their inboard diesel option ?
I have done as much research as I can myself & think that with the outboard performance will be close to 40kts at WOT.
I also believe that at a cruise speed of around 4,000rpm speed will be around 24kts & consumption around 6.5 imperial gallons per hour (30 lph).
I can"t confirm my estimates this side of the pond as most boaters with this sort of hull run inboard diesels.
I know that some of you guys run similar weight planing hulls with big outboards so am hoping that my estimates of performance but more importantly consumption might be confirmed.
Diesel is obviously cheaper than petrol in the UK but as my useage is only around 150 hours per year I can"t see how the cost saving would be anywhere near the purchase price saving of the outboard & the considerably cheaper servicing costs
headlight
(every day I live with fear, sometimes she lets me go fishing)