Inboard or outboard for saltwater?

[Rick]

I wouldn't own a boat if I had to have an inboard.

[h2ofowlr]

Did the inboard outboard one time and it was a pain along with a lot of wasted space.  Been all outboards since.  Way nicer.

[Stein]

Inboard - heavier and takes up a bunch of space - easier and cheaper to work on
Outboard - potentially lighter and more deck space, if beach launching these are the way to go - more complex and expensive to repair, more sensitive to fuel

Both are about the same for saltwater, flush well after use - about the same level of effort.

[Special T]

I/O have all the drawbacks of each design and only one advantage. The only advantage is that you can drive an inboard like an outboard... To me that means that you have 2x as many parts as you need and half the skills you should.

Outboard sounds like your ticket because of the size and use you plan.

That said my Uncle had a 26 nordic tug that was a straight shaft with a 4 cyl Luger motor that burned a half gal deisel an our at 6 knots... What does that mean? on our all day crabbing trip from Skyline to lopez/decature we only burned $20 in fuel

[Hunterman]

We have ran nothing but outboards since 1964. I've been on a few boats with I/O and to me they are too noisy. For my money, and any boat that I'm going to own its outboards all the way.

In fact I'm having a new ( to me) 115 put on my 19 foot. I should get it out this week end

Hunterman(Tony) 

[Skillet]

I've had a gas I/O (350 Chevy / Volvo Penta 280), gas outboard (Mercury 115 4S) and an inboard diesel (John Deere 4045TFM) in my saltwater boats.   

Given your parameters I would take an outboard.  Every single time.

[RadSav]

That said my Uncle had a 26 nordic tug that was a straight shaft with a 4 cyl Luger motor that burned a half gal deisel an our at 6 knots... What does that mean? on our all day crabbing trip from Skyline to lopez/decature we only burned $20 in fuel

That would be nice.  My Cats burned 16 gallons an hour at 16 knots.  I could push it with 200 gallons or less to around 20-22 knots, but it made a horrible sucking sound that tore the wallet out of my pants    When diesel jumped to $0.73 we figured fishing as a career was over 

My john deere tractor has a yanmar 36 hp .  I wouldnt want to relax fishing behind that stinky diesel.  How are those big outboards smell and smokewise? 

Ahhh, the sweet crisp smell of 3:30 A.M. choked to death by twin Volvos warming up.  What's not to like about that 

[MarkyMark]

Nothing is better than the stinky smell of two-stroke smoke bellowing out of my 1995 Force 120. 😎


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[2labs]

Buddy has twin 115  four stroke Yamahas on the back. Can't hear um, can't smell um!

[Special T]

That said my Uncle had a 26 nordic tug that was a straight shaft with a 4 cyl Luger motor that burned a half gal deisel an our at 6 knots... What does that mean? on our all day crabbing trip from Skyline to lopez/decature we only burned $20 in fuel

That would be nice.  My Cats burned 16 gallons an hour at 16 knots.  I could push it with 200 gallons or less to around 20-22 knots, but it made a horrible sucking sound that tore the wallet out of my pants    When diesel jumped to $0.73 we figured fishing as a career was over 

My john deere tractor has a yanmar 36 hp .  I wouldnt want to relax fishing behind that stinky diesel.  How are those big outboards smell and smokewise? 

Ahhh, the sweet crisp smell of 3:30 A.M. choked to death by twin Volvos warming up.  What's not to like about that 

Thing ran like a sewing machine at 1200 rpm granted 6 knots isnt fast but he took me out any time I asked. Never would let me buy the fuel. All I had to do is deal with the stinky bait. I miss going out on that Boat and hanging with my Uncle. RIP Richard Knudson!

[Special T]

Across from Lokis spreading his ( my uncles) ashes.  James island I belive. E side of decator

[lokidog]

 

[steeleywhopper]

The only times I have been on boats with some sort of motor failure are inboards. I would never own one and never even consider buying one.

[Special T]

The only times I have been on boats with some sort of motor failure are inboards. I would never own one and never even consider buying one.

I/O s have 2x as many parts most direct drive rigs are longer than 26 ft

[MADMAX]

just watch using ethanol gas

I make sure to use fresh non-ethanol gas.

I do now after 1800 bucks worth of motor repairs related to ethanol and I had used "stabil" marine formula also
didnt work
now seafoam and cenex gas