Bill--
You won't have conventional outboard steerage with the motors mounted near admidships. You will have skid steerage with the motors and aft steerage with the rudders. If you lose a motor, you will need an aft rudder, (or some other means to steer) since there is no skid steerage with a single motor.
John Casperson
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> From: Jason Taylor
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> At least with an inboard solution, the additional weight is not all
> located on the transom.
> You can place your batteries and even your generator where they have the
> most desirable (or lest undesirable) affect on trim.
> Trade-offs. It's all about the trade-offs.
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> - Actually, the outboards weigh about what the electric motors, shafts,
> props, etc. weigh so those two comparisons are equal. The net weight gain
> would come from adding a generator. I'm already adding in the "house"
> batteries and solar (which just gained 200 Lbs). In a pinch, I can start the
> outboards with a pull start too. Redundancy is important and the outboards
> add a little more on that score too. My intention is to not have the
> outboards on the transom but in pockets forward of the rudders. I want to be
> able to pull them up when not in use. If this doesn't work out, they'll be
> mounted on the bridgedeck and tucked into boxes that will double as seats
> and storage.
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