Oh well, since Denny brought it up, I can't resist jumping into this subject.
Anybody thinking of changing a 25 from I/O to outboard, especially on a bracket, needs to think long and hard about what's important to him and do some careful research.
The hull is just simply more stable and handles better with an I/0, because both the vertical and horizontal CG are better. Outboards on this hull can be a serious screwup or not, depending on how its done. A friend of mine had one with twin outboards on a bracket and a hardtop. He hated it and for good reason. The boat had some god-awful handling habits caused by screwing up the CG. On the other hand, the nice one that sold recently from St Pete had an outboard, I think on the transom. The owner seemed to be quite happy with how it handled and had owned it a long time. So, its possible, but be careful.
And Denny's right about the 20 Seafari. I owned one and dearly loved it. Plan to get another one after the 25 goes on to a good home.
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