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WELCOME TO THE BOARD HOPE YOU FIND YOUR BOAT TO RE DO. OBVIOUSLY YOUR QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH PERSONAL PREFERENCE FOR YOUR BOAT. I THINK IF YOU WANT TO DO BOTH IN SHORE AND OFF SHORE TYPE FISHING I WOULD THINK OF A OUTBOARD MOTOR FIRST. I HAVE ONE 225 YAMAHA ON MY 23’ CC AND IT IS MORE THAN ENOUGH POWER. AS WE ALL HAVE NOTICED THROUGH THE YEARS THERE ARE A LOT OF GUYS THAT HAVE CONVERTED THEIR I/O TO OUTBOARDS BUT I HAVE NEVER HEARD ON ONE CASE CONVERTING A OUTBOARD TO A I/O. WITH THE DEPENDABILITY OF OUTBOARDS NOW A DAYS PLUS THE FUEL EFFICIENCY OF THE NEWER TYPE MOTORS (FOR ME) IT IS A CLEAR AND EASY CHOICE. I DO LIKE INBOARD TYPE BOATS BUT ONLY WHEN YOU GET INTO THE 29’ AND UP RANGE BOATS. I WAS FISHING NEXT TO A 31’ CC LAST SATURDAY WITH THREE 200 MERCURY’S ON THE BACK (FOR ME) I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY DUMP. I SAW THE SAME TYPE BOAT DOWN IN THE KEYS A MONTH AGO WITH ONE CUMMINGS DIESEL AND A BOW THRUSTER I THOUGHT THAT WAS I REALLY NEAT SETUP. THE ONLY DRAWBACK ON OUTBOARDS IS THE STRESS IT PUTS ON TRANSOMS AND THAT IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH. SOME GUYS LIKE TRANSOM MOUNTED MOTORS AND OTHERS LIKE THE BRACKET’S. DO WHAT YOU LIKE THE MOST AND ENJOY THE WATER. YOU ONLY HAVE ONE LIFE TO LIVE AND LIVE IT ON OR CLOSE TO THE SEA. THE WAY I SEE IT IS THAT THE LONGER YOU WAITE ON GETTING STARTED THE LESS TIME YOU HAVE IT ENJOY YOUR RIG. SOME ONE SAID AND I LIKE IT “SEIZE THE MOMENT”
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