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Dan Snyder
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"I have a '93 4 winns 245
"I have a '93 4 winns 245 vista with a 5.8 ford King Cobra I/O. I'm getting tired of the parts guy telling me there are no parts available every time I want to work on it. I would like to change the outdrive to either volvo penta or mercruiser but keep the 5.8 ford. My question is which would be the easiest/best to do and how do I figure out the outdrive and ratio I would need to find for my boat?
I see transom adapters available, is that a safe and reliable alternative to having the transom re-glassed? The boat is used for diving and gets pretty heavy when loaded with dive gear for a weekend, maybe 8,000lb or so. It is about 6,000lb dry. Thanks for any suggestions."
"I have a '93 4 winns 245 vista with a 5.8 ford King Cobra I/O. I'm getting tired of the parts guy telling me there are no parts available every time I want to work on it. I would like to change the outdrive to either volvo penta or mercruiser but keep the 5.8 ford. My question is which would be the easiest/best to do and how do I figure out the outdrive and ratio I would need to find for my boat?
I see transom adapters available, is that a safe and reliable alternative to having the transom re-glassed? The boat is used for diving and gets pretty heavy when loaded with dive gear for a weekend, maybe 8,000lb or so. It is about 6,000lb dry. Thanks for any suggestions."