![]() ![]() A more "car like" feel. The I/O is often quieter, and feels more like the experience you have while driving your car. ![]() It makes putting on your board, skis, or jumping onto a tube much easier! This is also a safer area for getting on and off the boat. The platform is also highly beneficial for watersports. ![]() The engine being mounted lower and "in" the boat allows the manufacturer the possibility of a large platform for anyone who loves to jump off into the water and get back on the boat with ease. A full width Swim Platform is possible.This makes is great for lounging on the water with your family and friends. Enjoy stretching out on a "bed" at the back? The engine is located in the hull of the boat and has a compartment over top which is generally used as a sun pad. There is typically more weight to a sterndrive engine and this can make it easer to maneuver around the docks (less effected by the wind and currents) and handle more rough water conditions. Based on it’s robust and heavy duty engineering, it traditinally has a longer life expectancy than an outboard engine. The top benefits to an inboard/outboard engine are: The same horsepower can be produced by an engine with less wieght that sterndives, boats with outboards are generally lighter, which makes manuvering and trailering less effort. Also, there are no bellows, internal shift cables, gimbal bearings, or alignment to inspect. Outboards do not need draining (coolant water) for winterizing, it is much easier and less risky to do your own work and maintenance on them. Lower annual maintenance costs, and easier for the “DIY-er”.There is far less freeze damage risk putting it in early/late, and leaving it in colder water temperatures. Based on ithe outboard's design, the block (cooling water) is self-draining. Fisherman looking to get out on the water earlier and later in the season enjoy it also. This is a great benefit to those who may live or cottage on an island or water access only propety. Earlier & Extended seasons are possible.Salt water boaters can reduce corrosion to their engines this way also. This is a common choice of engine for those who have low water issues, or are looking to take their boats into shallow water. The entire engine, prop, and drive can be lifted entirely out of the water.It also takes up less space "in" the boat which allows for a larger cockpit/seating area typically. This makes the engine easier to replace, remove, or upgrade, and is less expensive to do so vs. External engine bolted to the transom.The top benefits to an outboard engine are: They are found most often on pontoon boats, aluminum fishing boats, and the occasional fibreglass bowrider (pictured on the right above). It can be large or small, and a Four Stroke or Two Stroke engine. First, what is it, and what are it’s characteristics? Of course there is the physical difference - an outboard is an entire engine and drive system visibly mounted on the back of the boat. We've taken the top 5 benefits of each engine and listed them below to make the comparing less work. If you are in the market for a new boat (maybe your first boat), you can get stuck on this crucial decsion. When boat buying, they aren't clear on how each can be of benefit to them and their boating purposes and needs. New and used boat buyers come in asking the difference and the benefits between an Outboard and an I/O (sterndrive) engine. In boat sales, we deal with a common scenario often. ![]()
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