LouC wrote:
Maybe in the Midwest/freshwater regions but on the coasts, salt water, OBs are greatly preferred. Usually people here have one I/O and if the kept it in the water, after the work it took to keep it going, the next one was either OB or straight inboard...
I understand the advantages of outboards and the preference on the coasts, but it has always been that way. You're right, in the midwest, they aren't nearly as popular. To have a 2 to 1 shift in outboards to stern drives, means that the folks that normally don't buy outboards now are (like folks in the midwest/fresh water). That's what I'm just not seeing. But, I suppose if the manufacturers are making the decision for them with what they are producing, it is and will continue to shift.
Agreed. In the midwest, freshwater market, I haven't seen any major shift either. Understand the salt water benefits of an outboard, but where we do our boating the big unobstructed swim platform is enough reason alone to stay with an IO. In these parts, moving to an IO from outboards (did this 2 boats ago) was considered a big step up. I still feel that way.
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