twin 115 hondas - The Hull Truth

elmofudd · 06-30-2003, 08:57 AM

i have a 25ft bw frontier 3500lbs dry weight was wondering if twin 115 hondas would be ok.and approx how many knots should i figure.

oppinion on 225 merc 4 stroke

JupiterAK · 06-30-2003, 11:23 AM

No Honda's but!

I have a 24'5" welded alum deep-v. Dry weight is 3300#'s. Running twin f115's with 13X19 props. Boat will plane at 3000rpm and cruses great at 3900 to 4400rpm's. At 4100rpm we are moving at 29mph. WOT it will turn 6000rpm(which is redline for these engines) and is going 43.2 mph by gps. Kind of close to what you might expect with 115 Hondas I think.

hirize · 06-30-2003, 11:35 AM

JupiterAK,

I have a Seaswirl 2301 Center Console and my numbers match yours almost exactly.
Twin 115's

I love them!

Hirize

sea_slueth · 07-01-2003, 05:50 AM

24 foot grady with twin Honda 130's.

Dry weight is about 3500 pounds add the 145 in fuel at 6 pounds per gallon and that put me around 5400 pounds with other odds and ends.

I GPS at 39 knots on flat water.

Get the 130's if your boat is rated for at least 260hp.

The extra engine weight appears to be a non event.

jp

Mumblerone · 07-01-2003, 06:21 AM

The Boston Whaler Frontier is rated for 300 HP, if my memory serves me. The best power for that boat was twin 150s. I had a friend with a 25' Whaler Outrage (considerably lighter than the Frontier) and it was very sluggish with four people and fuel with a Evinrude 235 HP. I believe you will be unhappy with less than twin 150s. Having said that, I hear good things about the Suzuki/Evinrude/Johnson 140s 4-stroke. What did it have on it? The gunwales were inclinded to rot also; for some reason they did not use teak.

Welcome aboard!

Boston Whaler, "MUMBLER", 24' Outrage, twin 175 HP Evinrude Ocean Pros.

Snowball, the cat...

elmofudd · 07-01-2003, 07:13 AM

mumbler it used to have twin 200 mercs on it. your right its rated for 300hp but was used as a rescue boat.

oppinion on 225 merc 4 stroke

Salty Techsan · 07-01-2003, 12:47 PM

I would look long and hard at the Suzi 140hp 4 strokers.. They're lighter and less expensive than the Honda 130's and are probably just as good a motor. With power.. more is always better.

Salty Techsan
24' Grady-White Offshore & 20' Majek Flats rig