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Has anyone ever converted an I/O to an O/B ? If so, how or is this project even worth the effort? The boat is 22' islander with a 488 mercruiser which needs a lot of work. I was thinking of adding a bracket made by D and D Marine any advice?
New islander has a pod, so the ability to do it is possible. The costs might be high. I have a 1975 18? Starchief I/O and have given it some thought. I considered a pod but ruled it out for a lot of reasons. Takes up room at home. I trailer on bumpy roads and don?t like the idea of the pod and motor way out there. For me I would build a splash well and modify the transom to fit the new motor. I would also add a spot for a kicker. While I was in there I would check rivets and build a new transom. There are a lot of plastic boats out here on the coast that do put on pods so it sure can be done.
I would price both options outboard vs. I/O.
I think you can get a brand new 140hp I/O for around 5 grand.
I think the v-6 is around 6.5 grand.
Outboards are not cheap either. I was looking at a 20hp honda as a additional kicker motor on my boat and they are around $3,000.
If you are going to go brand new, hp for $ the I/O is going to be your cheapest route.
Havingfun2, pictures please of the finished product.
I thought about converting to OB with out the bracket, just reinforce the transom and build my own splash well. I opted for a new 3.0 and SEI outdrive. Still looking for a big Starcraft 24-25' (cheap) rebuild her and put twin ob for tuna fishing. Still looking for the boat. All seem to be 1,000's of miles from Oregon.
