hi my name is nick and i was searching the web for a good forum on outboards and this won looking like a good one. i have a 1969 mercury 35hp long shaft outboard that it tiller steer. it is a great motor that runs great but it is to slow. i was wondering if any one knew if it is possible to bore it out and put like 45hp piston and crab or like a 50hp pistons and crab on it to make it faster. i had the prop re-pitched from a 10 pitch to a 12 pitch and i gain some sleep on my 14 foot flat bottom but i sold that a bought a 16 foot modified v and i lost all the speed i gained for the re-pitching and i really don't what to send a air and a leg on a new motor. any advice would be a ton of help thanks nick
