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Sea Snake
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Colts 31 Saints 17 Steve
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I have a 2001 Proline Sport 23 footer, and I bought it with the single 225 merc. Later on I added a kicker, a 15 hp bigfoot by merc....and it fit the bill fine for a couple of years. But you need to use that kicker almost each trip out to keep it serviceable for when you really need it. I troll alot, so that wasn't as problem for me. When it came time to replace my big main motor, I thought long and hard and was about to just replace my 225 EFI with a 225 Opti....but for the same money....I could repower with twin 115 Opti's. So that's what I did....I repowered with twin 115 optimax's, for 400 dollars more than it would've cost to go with the 225 opti....and couldn't be happier. My old motor got 1.1 mpg....and the twin optis get around 3.1 mpg, running both motors. So I'm liking the economy. So, if you are on the fence, you might consider lesser powered twins....just don't go too lesser. Twin 115's on my 23 proline is the bare minimum, imo..... Steve
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I might be last on the list now.... I just joined too first round's on me Steve