Thank u for all the advice. Let me explain: My engines are in pieces. I don't have any gauges. My steering hydraulics leak. My impellers keep getting eaten up. Oil leaks into the billiage. The list goes on. I've reached a stage where I've lost confidence in the mechanicals. I have to send a diver down prior to going out as rubbish keeps getting caught in my running gear. And I can't find a disciplined competent mechanic that can sort all my problems out at a reasonable cost. I myself don't have much time to spend repairing my boat and would prefer to be out in the water than in the engine room.
Thus my question is whether a pair of brand new 150hp Mercury outboards would be able to power the boat with decent speed against strong currents of around 5 knots at times.
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