Pod or no pod for outboard

[Kris]

What is everyone's experience/opinion about pod's for outboard? What are the pros and cons compared to a notch? Also fibreglass v's alloy

[Dave Holm]

Hi Kris

            it realy depends on prefrence but as im going through this now i have chosen to cut the back and hang one from the transom. the reason is the boat rides totally diffrent more nose down with a pod and the big reason im not going a pod is i dont want to be reaching around the back of the boat to fish with an 8 foot + rod to get around the outboards.

As far as ally and glass goes..

Glass is twice the price thats it  

[Kris]

Yeah I did want to go no pod with single 300, what motors are you running, I will just put a plat form on both sides of the outboard because I do a bit of spearing so easy to get back in

[DANIAL CHETCUTI]

Hi kris if u want save the trouble of a rebuild mine is for sale and has already had all the hard work done. Hull extension works excellent with outboards.

[Kris]

Your boat is very nice mate but I got my mind set on a single outboard with a notched transome, was just seeing if pod made a huge difference

[Dave Holm]

I havent made my mind up but it will be either 300hp or 250hp

[Kris]

Do you know how the 250 will push it along and at what fuel consumption

[Dave Holm]

one of the guys has a verado 250 and it does 50knots and around 30lt/ph

[Dave Holm]

there was a boat for sale in makay for 30K i think not that long ago it needed a good refurb and had twin merc sterndrives ill see if i can find his contact deails   

[Kris]

There was only 2 grand difference in price from a yamaha 250 to a 300 and the both we're about the 250kg mark so I think I would go the 300

[Dave Holm]

Yeah i think fuel consumption was the big diffrence

[Kris]

I was just talking talking to the mercury dealer here has has a 233 and he said he had any choice of engine and went with a 250 2 stroke

[Dave Holm]

must have been an opti to say that