Inboard VS Outboard

[Trashy]

So I still on the hunt for my first boat and still in the 5G range and possibly trade the dragon....

Inboard or outboard??? I'm leaning to inboard, but would like your opinion.

Thanks

 

[sc800]

What will you be using the boat for? Fishing, tubing, waterskiing etc?

 

[Trashy]

What will you be using the boat for? Fishing, tubing, waterskiing etc?

Good question..... Mostly fishing or just cruising around the lake

 

[sc800]

Outboard all the way. Lighter less maintenance as you don't have to winterize etc. Generally faster out of the whole and for what you are using it for outboard would be my choice. I have had both.

 

[SLEDBUNNYRACING]

Outboard all the way. Lighter less maintenance as you don't have to winterize etc. Generally faster out of the whole and for what you are using it for outboard would be my choice. I have had both.

What he said.
Have had both, currently have inboard. They look nice and are quieter but you give up space, add weight and have to be winterized.

 

[roadlinur113]

For pleasure cruising the inboards can have a very nice lounge area over the engine bay when parked. Generally longer engine life with this type but there is winterizing and less performance due to the driveline inefficiency compared to an outboard. A plus is generally a bit less to insure an inboard due to its easier to steal an outboard engine hanging off the boat. Love the inboards here for what it's worth. Good luck shopping.

 

[neilsleder]

If mostly fishing then like said and outboard. More room to walk around in the boat. Then you can buy a smaller boat and get the same room. Outboard is usually a bit cheaper so you can get a bit nicer boat for the same money

 

[Lund]

The winterizing of an inboard is not true of all inboards. Only the raw water ones need winterizing, which are most common. But there is the closed circuit cooling inboards that need no winterizing as they are like a car cooling system using antifreeze for the engine that in turn is cooled by a heat exchanger. The system is self draining from raw water the moment the boat is pulled out.
This is what my boat has and i've owned it since 2010, never have i winterized it. Actually used it in Jan a couple of times fishing on OK lake.

But after saying this i'm in agreement with other's, outboard is the way to go on a prop boat for what your looking for.

 

[tex78]

Inboard for this guy, unless it's a toon boat


Get a older one with 350 in it, motor blows then there lots of cheap 350 s to put in

 

[tex78]

Oh and we still light be selling the invader this summer

And it's exactly what your after too eh

 

[Trashy]

Thanks Jeff, But I don't want a 350 prop drive..... Might as well just get a jet drive then

 

[Trashy]

And I do like all the positive commments on the outboard and why

So with that said..... 2 smoke or 4 stroke???

I'm thinking 4 for reliability, but again would like to know what you think?

 

[niner]

4 stroke or nothing.

 

[tex78]

Thanks Jeff, But I don't want a 350 prop drive..... Might as well just get a jet drive then

Why not a prop???




Joel loves mine, jets are slow and every time he's in mine he wants to rip


4 dudes and new prop and mine will do 65 trimed out

45 mph cruise at 3 grand trimed out

That's faster than his max in his tub

 

[lilduke]

I like inboard. Because I don't want to look at the engine and it's nice to have a diving platform on the back.

Jmo I'm no boat expert.

 

[52weekbreak]

So I still on the hunt for my first boat and still in the 5G range and possibly trade the dragon....

Inboard or outboard??? I'm leaning to inboard, but would like your opinion.

Thanks

For 5G you are going to have fewer options. Outboard is a good way to go for the reasons mentioned by others. You are not likely to find a 4 S OB in that price range unless it is an aluminum boat with a 10-25 HP but I would not be afraid of a two stroke though.

I gave a friend a 1986 Rinker 15.5 foot open bow Rinker with a 90 HP Johnson 2S that you still needed to add oil to the fuel. I wasn't using it and he couldn't afford the cash for a new boat as he had just bought a cabin. He figured he would use it for a year or two and buy the bigger one he always wanted. That was 2008 and that has become their only boat at the cabin. It can pull skiers and two tubes and has room for three people fishing and will still go 43 MPH.

This was the second of two boats for me the first being a 19 foot inboard/outboard. It was a great boat just not for Alberta. We used to bring two extra props with us when going out every weekend. Brother just picked up a 17 foot Chris Craft inboard (used obviously). It works for him as he lives on and knows the lake well. These boats are well outside the 5G range unless they are really old or thoroughly thrashed.

If this is your first boat and especially if you are traveling to different fishing lakes, go smaller and stick with 2SOB is my thoughts...unless you have lots of money you aren't that interested in keeping around

 

[armymags1]

I have a 16.5 ft 3 litre inboard that sits around way too much that sounds like what you might be looking for. Would also fit your budget. Pm if interested

 

[Lund]

And I do like all the positive commments on the outboard and why

So with that said..... 2 smoke or 4 stroke???

I'm thinking 4 for reliability, but again would like to know what you think?

4 strokes have been in the marine industry for many years and it would not be difficult to find a good used one at a reasonable price. They are quiet and low in O2 emission. This is nice when your wanting to puut along the shore line enjoying the scenery or just checking out shore line cottages. LOL
Plus they have a grunt load of torque and more economical on fuel and don't leave that typical 2 stroke oil film on the lake.
My vote is a 4stroke
2 stroke out boards are getting harder to find unless its old, they are noisy and stink blue smoke 90% of the time unless your full bore.
But ya they are cheaper to buy

 

[sc800]

If you can find a boat with a early to mid 2000 direct injection 2 stroke Yamaha VMax they run clean, no smell, quiet and they RIP!

 

[LBZ]

If you can find a boat with a early to mid 2000 direct injection 2 stroke Yamaha VMax they run clean, no smell, quiet and they RIP!

I’ve been looking for a boat for a year and I doubt he will find anything in the 2000’s for 5g. Be 8 plus for something decent that new.

I’m looking at ‘96 or newer with a v6 or bigger I/O and you’re dipping into the 80’s early ‘90’s for one of those at 5g that isn’t a pos. And I’ve been looking from bc to sask and their border states with no luck.