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Originally Posted by Terry England
Frizz, Go Cautiously. Conner's right. I had a good friend in Clearwater who pulled a couple of pushrod 6 cylinder Volvos out of a 25 Safari and put a bracket on it with two 200 Mercurys. The thing would go along and just roll over on one side because someone walked around, then trim, trim, trim, nothing - then it would roll over on the other side. Weird! It was very difficult to keep it "upright".
I think the 25's like "Iron in their belly". They'd be happier with a Cat 3208 amidships with a surface drive, I think. If you stay with the outboard plan, see if you can find some K-Planes. That might give you some stability, underway.
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I know it's probably some sort of mortal offence to ask - but has anyone ever converted a 25 Seafari into a 25 Savage with a big block under a step up console (to see over the bow, kinda like the Rybo runners) and a jackshaft to a high power drive like a Bravo 1XR? it would wreck sleeping on the deck but it seems awesome for Bahamas & Dry Tortugas trips. CG would be lower and more forward and with twin tanks you might help the roll. That being said, the only 25 I have ever actually touched is Blue Heron's and I was stunned by it - amazing boat.