Sobie2, I have a 23 hardtop that I have been working on for some time and will
be looking to repower(or sell if the economy does not turn around). I have a
fresh reman Jaspers 350 and was looking at my propulsion options... Merc,
Volvo, or maybe even a Hamlton jet drive. I could drive that ol girl right up
on the beach!! I looked at out boards and decided no because I would need to
cosult with a marine engineer to make it safe and seaworthy. I also like having
a swim step to get off and on my dingy and kayaks. I would like to know how
your repower goes. good luck. Russ.> Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:21:18 -0800>
Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Re: Any outboard powered Uniflites out there?> From:
[email protected]> To: [email protected]> > > A friend of mine in
Everett Washington repowered his 23' salty pup> over 18 years ago with a 200 hp
yamaha outboard. At that time, custom> brackets were not available, so he had a
fab shop make one out of> marine grade aluminum. He also made a kicker bracket
for a 9.9 hp 4> stroke outboard. As many of you know, the inboard version of
that> boat cruises around 18-20knots. The outboard cruises at better than> 30.
He has since repowered with a 250hp yamaha and it really flies.> The downside
was the center of gravity. It is now stern heavy but not> really bad, though
the angle of attack changed also. He has had to> reinforce the fiberglass in
the bow as it wasn't designed to take the> pounding it takes in that specific
area of the hull. The stern was> also professionally redone for added strength
as the transom of that> boat had little structural integrity on its own. The
big advantage is> that he can store his dingy and bicycles in the old engine
room, use> half the fuel of an inboard, get there quieter and faster and is a>
real showpiece. At any dock he goes, it draws much attention. This> is a boat
that gets a ton of use year around, and was a pioneer of the> early bracket
mounts. JON> On Dec 8, 11:24 am, 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>
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