If a soft ride is your top priority, keeping the I/O was a good decision, especially if you keep it on a trailer! Carl Moesly told me that the CG is further forward on the I/O's than the outboard models. Although they're a bit heavier, most of the weight is forward of the transom. I was on an I/O Seafari recently, and that thing would easily plane at 12 mph w/o trim tabs! In a relatively light hull that goes airborne easily in seas over 3', that's a nice feature to have! Should also be a 5 mpg rig, so you'll see less pain at the pump!
Last edited by Bushwacker; 06-18-2013 at 08:30 PM.
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