I am looking to change out a
Volvo diesel I/O with hopefully a pair of Yamaha outboards for several reasons. First, I am done spending thousands and thousands of dollars from constant
motor and OD problems with this
diesel. It has been a nightmare. I live in Englewood
Florida and you have three choices when it comes to acquiring any type of
service. Mattos
marine in Ft. Myers, Suncoast Diesel in
Sarasota and
Blue water marine repair in St. Pete. All of which are a hour or more away. And come spring time, you can forget about getting one of these guys to come out and
work on your
motor, unless you dont mind waiting for up to two months. This particular diesel is a 2004
Volvo KAD 44p-c. 260 hp driving a Volvo DPE 1.68 duo prop outdrive. The motor weighs 1268lbs which is a lot of weight. And the 260hp is not enough for my 29' Sport
Cabin C Hawk. Long story short, I'm done wasting any more time waiting along with funneling tons of
money keeping this POS running! Especially when
fishing season is waiting too! So I need to ask what kind of HP from the outboards will I need to surpass the torque of the diesel and give me a faster
cruise with more
power? I know I am probably going to have to beef up the transom but how do you tell what will be needed there to support the
outboard bracket and the two motors? Maybe a pair of 150's? THANK YOU in advance for any help here.