I don't have first hand experience repowering a boat of that size. A buddy of mine went from 1989 twin volvo stern drives on a 30 foot boat to brand new volvo duo props and he claims a huge performance gain in fuel efficiency plus a much faster boat.
Let us know what you decide. David. On Dec 10, 10:55 pm, jkellymcc <[email protected]> wrote: > Sobie2, > > I also have a 23' Uniflite. I spent several years rebuilding mine. > Mine also started with an OMC inboard/outdrive but was completely > trashed. I converted mine to twin inboards. My boat works GREAT with > the twin inboards, but the conversion was so extensive that I wouldn't > recommend it for anyone else. I've also spoken to several other people > who have old 23' Uniflites. Everyone I've spoken to agrees that this > boat was underpowered with the original OMC drive. > > I can't imagine that availability of parts for the OMC outdrive will > make use of this outdrive practical. That company is out of business > and parts are rare. > > You could install a bracket and outboard(s), but I think it would > require substantial reinforcement of the transom. The OMC outdrives > were mounted solidly to the engine, not to the transom. These are > solid hulls, but the transoms were not designed to take the entire > thrust of the engines. Also, I find that the trim of my boat is > distinctly stern-down. I think hanging outboards off the transom would > exacerbate this effect. > > Mercruiser and Volvo outdrives also transfer thrust to the transom and > would likely require serious reinforcement. > > If I were restore and repower another one of these boats, I'd look > for a high-output 350 (or something similar) and a V-drive. > > Cheers, > Kelly McCoy > West Texas > > <http://www.wcc.net/~jkmccoy/misst/misst.htm> > > On Dec 8, 1:24 pm, Sobie2 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'd like to hear from any Uniflite owner who is running outboards, > > what they have, how big the boat is etc. > > > I've got a 23' Sportfishermen with an old OMC sterndrive, and need a > > repower. > > > There are 4 options: > > > 1) repower and use existing sterndrive > > 2) repower with gas sterndrive > > 3) repower with diesel sterndrive > > 4) repower with an outboard on a bracket. > > > Thanks, > > > Sobie2- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/UnifliteWorld?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
