Marsh Bear,
Make sure it's the boat you want - Just finished restoring a 76 20' Sceptre I/O (transom, engine rebuild, gas tank + some finishings). I love I/O's for the weight balance and mpg - and the V8 302. But I'm sentimental - it's absolutely a bad economic decision compared to an outboard. With restores, you might get back 1/2 your restore dollars back if its an outboard, less for an I/O.
Good luck!
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