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Originally Posted by NJ346
i have to agree with matt on inboards being cheaper to repair. With these motors though, what is the actually weight savings? Usually outboards are smaller motors than their inboard's of comparable horsepower but with these, you have a big v8 with a supercharger, doesn't seem like you would be saving much weight.
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You don't really, the real advantage is the room it frees up in the boat hull, but you also need to have a strong ass transom for that sort of setup. Also OB are much cleaner running compared to a large diesel etc, so people like em more. Also, ruin a OD prop and you can fix it relatively easily, do that on an inboard, and you be an idiot and screwed.
For an inboard compared to outboards you lose all the steering gear, prop shaft, bearings, and no stuffing box to leak like a damn sieve.