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Old 03-23-2016, 11:41 AM   #18
devorenm
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I'm not convinced of the economics of the situation - a pair of OBS plus rigging/gauges/etc is going to be north of 40k. Surely you could get your old ford lehman's up and running and make the necessary improvements to the running gear. Another option is to replace the lehmans with gas inboards which could be had for less than 5k a piece. YOU MUST ensure all your ER equipment is ignition protected but even still we aren't likely talking about much more cash. The only way I can see OBs being a good option is if you are going for the floating condo thing and really just need to move it a short distance every once in a while in which case I would get a single OB with basic controls (think the console out of a console Dinghy), throw a removable gas tank on the aft deck and get it done but I can't see investing all that cash into a pair of OBs for this use.
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