surfsup
05-11-2008, 03:35 PM
hey all - nice site you have here - thanks for allowing me to snoop around.
having owned an 18' southern skimmer for many years, we sold it in 2006. this year we started looking again for a skiff and wanted to check out the dlv line... the wife and i like what we saw and are thinking long and hard on a 258. *thumbsup*
we like the extra room over the 238... for company, camping gear, etc. but we would like to put the least amount of HP on it feasible. we're thinking a Suzuki 140 will easily push it around 30 loaded - with remaining throttle to spare if needed... ?
my rationale is based on: we ran our old 18' skimmer with a 40 merc for many years (usually well loaded)... then upgraded to a 60 evenrude when the 40 gave up the ghost. that boat was rated for a 75hp and we powered it at @ 53%.
53% 0f 200hp (max for the dlv258) is 106hp.
thanks for any advice... God bless!
having owned an 18' southern skimmer for many years, we sold it in 2006. this year we started looking again for a skiff and wanted to check out the dlv line... the wife and i like what we saw and are thinking long and hard on a 258. *thumbsup*
we like the extra room over the 238... for company, camping gear, etc. but we would like to put the least amount of HP on it feasible. we're thinking a Suzuki 140 will easily push it around 30 loaded - with remaining throttle to spare if needed... ?
my rationale is based on: we ran our old 18' skimmer with a 40 merc for many years (usually well loaded)... then upgraded to a 60 evenrude when the 40 gave up the ghost. that boat was rated for a 75hp and we powered it at @ 53%.
53% 0f 200hp (max for the dlv258) is 106hp.
thanks for any advice... God bless!