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Dave R · 10-13-2005, 01:42 PM

I have owned two carbureted boats and one Multi Port fuel Injected boat. All work fine, all occasionally stall, all run rich upon cold start, all take a few seconds of cranking to start after a long spell of sitting. I would buy a carbureted boat again in a heartbeat.

Stern drive makers deliberately put small carburetors on their carbureted engines to limit power and make the fuel injected engines seem like a good deal for the money. For instance: It's not the fuel injection that makes a 5.0 EFI or MPI engine make 50 more HP than a 5.0 carbureted engine, it's the size of the throttle orifice. If you swap the 500 cfm 2 bbl carburetor and manifold on a the 220 HP 5.0 V8 with a 650 cfm 4bbl setup, it'll make around 260 HP.

The fuel consumption difference of a carb vs. a FI boat is negligible.

Of the brands you listed, the Bryant impresses me the most. Those are very well made boats with excellent attention to detail. All three are good though.

10-13-2005, 01:42 PM	#10
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,984 Thanks: 246 Thanked 743 Times in 443 Posts	My thoughts on carbs... I have owned two carbureted boats and one Multi Port fuel Injected boat. All work fine, all occasionally stall, all run rich upon cold start, all take a few seconds of cranking to start after a long spell of sitting. I would buy a carbureted boat again in a heartbeat. Stern drive makers deliberately put small carburetors on their carbureted engines to limit power and make the fuel injected engines seem like a good deal for the money. For instance: It's not the fuel injection that makes a 5.0 EFI or MPI engine make 50 more HP than a 5.0 carbureted engine, it's the size of the throttle orifice. If you swap the 500 cfm 2 bbl carburetor and manifold on a the 220 HP 5.0 V8 with a 650 cfm 4bbl setup, it'll make around 260 HP. The fuel consumption difference of a carb vs. a FI boat is negligible. Of the brands you listed, the Bryant impresses me the most. Those are very well made boats with excellent attention to detail. All three are good though.