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Old 06-03-2020, 09:07 AM   #14
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City: Westerly, RI
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Vessel Model: 1999 Mainship 350 Trawler
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Originally Posted by Njlarry View Post
Considering a Mainship 390 single vs twin. Would welcome any experience and thoughts about the both boat and the engine options. Biggest concerns are performance, handling and maintenance accessibility. Fuel usage is less important as we would have less than 100 hrs use per season. How does the boat handle with a single and a bow thruster vs a twin without the thruster? Boat will be used in sheltered Chesapeake bay. Thank you all.
I have a 350 Single with a bow thruster. This is the exact same boat as the 390, just slightly older (before the rebadging). I wouldn't say one is better or worse than the other, just different.

twins have higher cruising and top speed

Single reverses to Stbd. Twins you can reverse straight or use prop walk to choose the direction that you reverse.
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