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Old 03-23-2016, 08:14 AM   #7
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Do you see a lot of new trawlers offered with outboards for power? Do you see any?


Do you think there might be a reason?


Have you considered the true cost of this conversion? Not just the engines but the steering, gauges and controls. The fuel tank(s) and system? Replacing everything electric near the fuel tanks with ignition protected devices?


Have you considered that this boat will be very hard to sell when the time comes?


BTW: Outboards do require maintenance and some requires being out of the water. And how many hours do you think the outboards will run before they have to be replaced? Compare that to your diesel engines.


You can rebuild or replace your existing engines for less than the cost of installing outboards and you will have a far better boat when you're done. And one that you can sell when the time comes.
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