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I/O to outboard? (FV270)
J3ff
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Bringing this up AGAIN. It's been a year..
Crazy to even think about?
Would it be that crazy to convert a 2004 270 FV to an outboard boat?
Before you say yes.. look at the prices for anything even close to what you'd get if you did this.. I can't find an outboard boat like the 270 for under 150k... can you?
Crazy to even think about?
Would it be that crazy to convert a 2004 270 FV to an outboard boat?
Before you say yes.. look at the prices for anything even close to what you'd get if you did this.. I can't find an outboard boat like the 270 for under 150k... can you?
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Since you're going to add what is assume is two 150 or 200 motors at about 700 lbs each you'd probably want a motor Mount bracket that extends the hull length and also add floatation to the stern so it doesn't squat in the water.
Would require a good fiberglass guy to make that look right.
Then you hope she handles well once it's done. Would suck for it to get squirrely on plane after spending all that money or to track like a bumper car on ice when running no wake speeds.
You can travel inland and get some good used running 2 stroke Yamaha ox motors to save some coin in power. Inland motors shouldn't have any corrosion issues so resale in southern Florida shouldnt be too hard if you decide it doesn't work.
I'm not sure I'd tear apart a running hull with rebuilt transom to do this. Not unless I had a cash flow where money was no issue, then I'd do stupid crap just to pass the time because people with that much money don't really need a job.
If you want an outboard cruiser on the cheap, there's a Bayliner like mine sitting on a triaxle trailer in North Carolina. They've already removed the inboard and have a twin motor mount bracket installed. Its 28 ft with a 9 ft beam. Weighs about 9,000 lbs, maybe a little less with no motor or out outdrive so you'd want a good size tow rig.
The asking price is around 5700. The trailer appears to be a proper fit. You can't find a trailer that fits a 30ft loa boat 9.5 ft wide for 5k in good shape used.
At that price the motor bracket is practically free. If it doesn't work out you can toss on a 50 hp motor and sell it to someone who wants to live in a mooring field then get inflated price for the trailer right before the next big named storm hits. Not many 28 footers have an aft cabin with a real closing door.
But seriously. If you did an outboard conversion, what would your goals be? Speed, efficiency, low maintenance? Could probably get some combination of the three.
I wouldn't guess that set up would be efficient, but I bet it would be fast!