What advantage does an outboard have?

[Bob T]

Weight and it's placement,is a major reason outboards are so fast for the available power.BT

[Tom Brown]

I hate to disagree with you Tom...
Why the hell not?
I would guess that it would be 90% or higher green 2 strokes.
That's awesome. 2 strokes are so simple and so efficient at what they do, it would be a shame to ditch the technology without good reason.
It's tough to imagine a 4 stroke putting out 400 hp at 10000+ RPM with an engine that weighs about 175 lbs and an entire drive train that weighs about 350 lbs. It just ain't going to happen any time soon.

[Paulie]

You can glue a 1" socket to the bottom of your blender bowl and have a mobile margarida mixer.
ok where are the pics?

[Kim Hanson]

1) You don't have to check the oil....
2) You don't burn yourself with headers and shit!
3) You don't have to pass a Vehicle Inspection before hitting the water ways!
4) You don't have to pretend to be cool.
5) You don't have to have a Pep Boys Credit Card :yuk:
6) You can boat along time on 20 gallons of fuel
7) You don't have to worry about a backfire causing your passengers to be skinheads in a blink of an eye.
8) GETTING ON THE WATER AND SMOKING A CARBOAT...PRICELESS.....need I say more?..........( . )( . )...................

[eliminatedsprinter]

Keeps the mosquitos away............
CC
And those annoying smoke phobic Green Party types as well.

[LIQUID NIRVANA]

EVINRUDE E-Tec 350hp out real soon.

[LuckyStrike]

You know what I miss the Most about Twin Inboards versus my twin O/Bs.?
Hanging Upside Down working in Tight Quarters on a 120 degree day.

[Towndrunk]

EVINRUDE E-Tec 350hp out real soon.
Ta gonna have to have a houseboat to hang it on at 850 lbs.

[LIQUID NIRVANA]

E-Tec is under 600 pounds. Its NOT a 4joke

[Xlration Marine]

Just buzzed to the bottom. But an OB will last say 10 years and then rebuild time. IO 5 years if your lucky. Don't sit on a turn for a long time or the oil what there is of it will go to the outside of the pan. Ya like thats away from the pump. KABOOOM! I've seen it happen, jet boats most of the time. It's all in what you like, me OMC outboards. I have one sittng in a shed in Upstate NY, oh for about 25 years now.