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Posted by romd133 on 08/27/08 - 3:45 AM

im going to repower my 25' outrage with twin E-Tec's does anyone have any opinions?

Posted by ioptfm on 08/27/08 - 6:42 PM

Can't tell you much about the twins on an Outrage, but I can do nothing but offer praise for the ETEC motor! :D

Posted by DaveL on 08/28/08 - 5:49 AM

I was seriously considering a 25 last winter. I did a lot of research on motors, and I couldn't find any in the 140-150 HP range with 20" legs that were available with counter rotation. That, along with the price of fuel, made me decide to stick with my 22 and a 225 Johnson/Suzuki (aka Johnzuki) 4 stroke.

Posted by Blue_Northern on 08/28/08 - 8:08 AM

I am looking to put the 150 on my outrage restoration. The only complaint I have ever heard was from a guide down in Port Aransas. He was a former Yamaha guy and bought a 200HO for his new boat. At 300 hours he has had more issues with that motor than any he has owned before. He is going to go with a Yamaha again on his new rig. I still plan on going with the eTec -- he runs a bunch of hours and I will not put 300 hours on my boat in 4-5 years. The warranty will still be good and when it runs out I will get a new one.

Posted by TexasOutrage on 08/28/08 - 8:10 AM

Sounds like a good option. What engines are on the boat now?

I repowered my 25' last year with twin 150 Yamaha four strokes and have been very satisfied. I had a local boat builder raise my transom from 20 to 25 inches so I could run counter rotating props.

Posted by david t on 08/28/08 - 11:31 AM

I just put a 75 hp e-tec on my Striper that I've had since '82 and I love it.....quiet, economical on both gas and oil, doesn't smoke & starts immediately....had Yamaha's on a Grady in the early 2000's and had nothing but problems!!!!!!!

Posted by romd133 on 08/31/08 - 1:34 PM

TexasOutrage wrote:
Sounds like a good option. What engines are on the boat now?

I repowered my 25' last year with twin 150 Yamaha four strokes and have been very satisfied. I had a local boat builder raise my transom from 20 to 25 inches so I could run counter rotating props.

i bought the boat with twin black max's but when i bought it i never had the intention to keep them...i am going to post pics from start to finish when im done with my 100% restoration..by the way no one said there would be a problem with matching e-tecs on my transome..you had to raise yours up 5"?

Posted by Joe Kriz on 08/31/08 - 2:25 PM

romd,

Most engine manufactures no longer offer counter rotating engines in the 20 inch shaft length. If you desire counter rotating engines, then you will most likely have to buy 25 inch shaft motors.

The Classic Whaler hulls generally use 20 inch shaft motors for twin applications.
This is the reason that jack plates with a 5 inch rise or raising the transom 5 inches is necessary when using counter rotating 25 inch shaft motors.

Posted by MWH on 08/31/08 - 4:20 PM

I've heard mostly good things about E-Tecs. I often think about repowering my 25 Outrage but I'll have to wait until one of my current motors has a catastrophic failure...Good luck with the repower. Please post the pics and details.

Posted by romd133 on 08/31/08 - 4:28 PM

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Joe Kriz wrote:
romd,

Most engine manufactures no longer offer counter rotating engines in the 20 inch shaft length. If you desire counter rotating engines, then you will most likely have to buy 25 inch shaft motors.

The Classic Whaler hulls generally use 20 inch shaft motors for twin applications.
This is the reason that jack plates with a 5 inch rise or raising the transom 5 inches is necessary when using counter rotating 25 inch shaft motors.

thanks Joe i will definitly ask my dealer about that and talk to my fiberglasser before he starts the gel coat process this week