New to the forum, I have an older boat an 85 Starcraft 18ft used to be an IO, but I built a C drive on it and hung a 140 HP Evinrude motor on it. I have used the boat that way for the last 8 years, The motor was an 83. A buddy of mine was selling his 175 Evinrude XP VRO, he wanted a grand for it, so I sold my 140 for 1300 and bought the 175. Man that motor looks way nicer on the back of the boat. Looks like it belongs there!!
Anyways I am now going to restore the whole thing, new carpet inside the boat and going to paint the outside. I do body work so I will do it all myself.
Here is a picture of the strange beast, I get comments on it all the time with that C drive on the back. But talk about room inside when you take that IO motor out!!!
I included a picture of my new motor from last night, got it hung and fired it up, purrs like a tom cat in a creamery!!
Anyways I am now going to restore the whole thing, new carpet inside the boat and going to paint the outside. I do body work so I will do it all myself.
Here is a picture of the strange beast, I get comments on it all the time with that C drive on the back. But talk about room inside when you take that IO motor out!!!
I included a picture of my new motor from last night, got it hung and fired it up, purrs like a tom cat in a creamery!!