Dual Engines on a pontoon

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summersled
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Dual Engines on a pontoon

#1 Post by summersled » Wed Aug 12, 2015 6:08 am

Evinrude promo video shows dual engines on a 2015 tritoon. Ladder in the middle. Imagine an engine on each of the outer 'toons! And even more outrageous, the engines steer counter to the each other using something they tout as "I-Dock" joystick steering, to "park" it.
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Re: Dual Engines on a pontoon

#2 Post by RobZ71LM7 » Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:39 am

I ran into one in person down here. It's gorgeous.
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Re: Dual Engines on a pontoon

#3 Post by ToonGuy » Wed Aug 12, 2015 10:19 am

Twin motor Tritoons have been around for a while. The new independent controls would be awesome I bet, but even with a good old cable controlled dual binnacle you'd be surprised how easy you can maneuver.

While not nearly as fancy (or expensive :shock: ), here's one I built last year:

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Re: Dual Engines on a pontoon

#4 Post by curtiscapk » Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:28 am

I knew you would pop your head in on this one Ty! :nana :nana :nana :nana :nana :nana :nana :rofl :alright :bowdown :bowdown :bowdown
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Re: Dual Engines on a pontoon

#5 Post by Bamaman » Wed Aug 12, 2015 1:46 pm

Wouldn't it be easier to just add a single Mercury Pro 400 (Verado) out of their Racing Division?
My local dealer's selling them for between $25K and $27K, not including mounting, fly by wire binnacle and wiring harness.
Get the ECU reflashed by Simon, and you'd certainly be a hoss on the water.
I think getting it properly setup and propped might be difficult, however.
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