We changed recently to a twin diesel Targa 28(kad32's) from a single petrol sealine 24(4.3lx merc).
We probably do the same distances in our T28 now as we did with the s24, the biggest and most astonishing thing for us was the fuel burn comparison.
We now run a twin diesel boat at greater cruising speed and more comfort than the single petrol engined boat for the same cost in fuel! and thats after the derogation ended.
No more humping cans of fuel down the pontoon and no worries on safety.
(We did have the fuel tank split on the petrol s24 and what a nightmare that was.)
We did look at a twin petrol s270, we were very seriously thinking of buying it, especialy after knocking £16k off the asking price but to my knowledge it failed to sell for over 12months after we walked.
We had no regrets paying the extra for the diesels, im not quite sure there is the mythical £10k difference these days, just have to shop around.
It makes more sense once you see the light so to speak, I too was synical prior to changing to diesel.
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