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Old 04-08-2019, 09:58 AM   #27
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City: St. Petersburg, Florida
Vessel Name: M/V Sherpa
Vessel Model: 24' Vashon Diesel Cruiser
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Originally Posted by makobuilders View Post
Outboards aren't a bad idea. This is a river boat and let's assume the OP has intentions for slow speed. The OP is an experienced aluminum (pronounced al-oo-min-ee'-um) welder. Sell off the diesels. Fabricate two outboard brackets. A couple of Mercury Big Foot 60hp should push it along at a nice 8 knots.

This sounds like a good idea. I was just looking at the Yamaha T60 high thrust outboards--these should work well too.
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