Hello all,
Ever since my thirty minute ride on a 32' Andros CC equipped with twin 300hp Evinrude G2's at the Fort Lauderdale boat show this fall, I seriously thought of jumping the good ship Yamaha.
My six friends and I were onboard with a G2 engineer / captain who took us on a amazing journey to display the ability of these 2nd generation beasts to out perform their dominating competitor in both fuel economy, midrange torque and emission ratings currently unachievable with current 4 strokes.
The trip took us out on the Atlantic in 3-4' chop with a boat load of 7 adults ( one of whom we classify as two) as well as 300 gallons of fuel and a hull with similar deadrise and weight as my 2000 Marlin 300. The engineer's intent was to show me that the motors were capable of producing 1.8 mpg at 3800 rpm at 30-34 mph. :jaw
We saw this as a steady reading on the Evinrude display for over two miles before it was time to head in. We walked away from the demo trip in amazed with what we had witnessed including the new steering design, and tilt design. All of which was executed by design engineers who were give a clean palette by BRP to improve not only the fuel efficiency of an already proven E-tec version 1 but a complete redesign of traditional outboard engine boilerplate that has continued thru the years from the original clamp on small HP motors. Sooooooooo......... my repower wheels began to turn............. :hmm :hmm :hmm
After much debate and price comparison between manufactures of 4stroke vs this new motor I was on the edge of closing the deal but still cautious on pulling the trigger. Until I had a heart to heart with a local charter captain who has been running a pair of 300 G2's since last April. He as well as others have been connected to run new Evinrude designs for the past years to put their motors to extreme duty use in the Northeast saltwater conditions and report back with data monthly. He runs a Robalo R300. After a hour long conversation with Dan about real work expectations for the G2 a came away with the same impression as my first ride.
He has logged over 400 engine hours since April with his fuel consumption a 1.7 at 3800 rpm / 30 mph. He said to expect slightly improved oil consumption over the gen 1 motors but expect the real advantage to be fuel economy and torque.
Enough said................I'm sold.
The motors will be installed during the month of March. When I splash the boat in mid May I'll be reporting back with my own "real world report"
Best,
Tom
Ever since my thirty minute ride on a 32' Andros CC equipped with twin 300hp Evinrude G2's at the Fort Lauderdale boat show this fall, I seriously thought of jumping the good ship Yamaha.
My six friends and I were onboard with a G2 engineer / captain who took us on a amazing journey to display the ability of these 2nd generation beasts to out perform their dominating competitor in both fuel economy, midrange torque and emission ratings currently unachievable with current 4 strokes.
The trip took us out on the Atlantic in 3-4' chop with a boat load of 7 adults ( one of whom we classify as two) as well as 300 gallons of fuel and a hull with similar deadrise and weight as my 2000 Marlin 300. The engineer's intent was to show me that the motors were capable of producing 1.8 mpg at 3800 rpm at 30-34 mph. :jaw
We saw this as a steady reading on the Evinrude display for over two miles before it was time to head in. We walked away from the demo trip in amazed with what we had witnessed including the new steering design, and tilt design. All of which was executed by design engineers who were give a clean palette by BRP to improve not only the fuel efficiency of an already proven E-tec version 1 but a complete redesign of traditional outboard engine boilerplate that has continued thru the years from the original clamp on small HP motors. Sooooooooo......... my repower wheels began to turn............. :hmm :hmm :hmm
After much debate and price comparison between manufactures of 4stroke vs this new motor I was on the edge of closing the deal but still cautious on pulling the trigger. Until I had a heart to heart with a local charter captain who has been running a pair of 300 G2's since last April. He as well as others have been connected to run new Evinrude designs for the past years to put their motors to extreme duty use in the Northeast saltwater conditions and report back with data monthly. He runs a Robalo R300. After a hour long conversation with Dan about real work expectations for the G2 a came away with the same impression as my first ride.
He has logged over 400 engine hours since April with his fuel consumption a 1.7 at 3800 rpm / 30 mph. He said to expect slightly improved oil consumption over the gen 1 motors but expect the real advantage to be fuel economy and torque.
Enough said................I'm sold.
The motors will be installed during the month of March. When I splash the boat in mid May I'll be reporting back with my own "real world report"
Best,
Tom
