inboard to outboard

[Exraider]

Has anybody ever attempted to convert a i/b to a o/b

[tangofniro]

i am attempting this raider. though i do not have much done as of yet.

[Exraider]

some of the guys on this forum said that becuse of the prop pocket that there would not be enough water for the outboard I don't understand this becuse thereis enough water for the i/b wheel

[Rich]

Exraider,

Do you have the IB now? What model are you refering to?

[ScottM]

Exraider,
It's not that there isn't enough water, it's that the pocket would create turbulent water that the outboard wouldn't be able to deal with. You'd end up with a really bad cavitation problem since the o/b wouldn't be running in clean water.

[Exraider]

Tom
Its a 23 cc & I still don't understand why theres enough water for the i/b prop & not the o/b prop

[GetReel]

Ex: The IB is a great boat, have you considered keeping it and repower given the cost of OB's vs.IB's? You can get a new 350 with tranny for $ 8,500 =/- or so. I have a 23' CC IB and it is an unbelievable sea boat with the IB and I would never try to convert this boat, especially to a single OB. The 23 IB is a classic and somewhat rare boat and if it's a Potter built you will be making a mistake. If your after twins, better to find an old beat IO model in need of transom work for the conversion to brackett and twins.

[Exraider]

Jeff,
It is a potter & thanks for your advice the only reason I was considering the change was the wet bilge of these boats that destroy these inboards & I guess I'm tired of scraping my knuckles every time I change the plugs. [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

[EP]

Even though I think it would be a shame to convert an i/b, I have to agree that the wet bilge does a number on the engine. I recently sold my 23 with an I/O for just that reason. Every year the starter would be seized up due to the wet salty environment where it was mounted on the 350. I tried to keep the dryest bilge. I had to have 2 starters. One to rebuild while the other was being ruined in the bilge. Other than that the boat was awesome. I just hated that power configuration. I was looking for an outboard 23 to rebuild but settled on a 20 that I am Completing now.

[Serenity]

Hi there! As to the problem of a wet transom, I had the deck raised for several reasons, the main one being a "dry bilge". I don't know the condition of your deck but if it is a problem, you could remove and do the following:
1)build a larger engine area for ease of maintenance.
2)raise the floor to have a "true" flush deck.
3)have your recessed in deck fish box made deeper and insulated and drain out from the bottom at day's end (if you trailer)
4)build any deck hatch with a raised lip so water doesn't drain back in bilge, etc.

It really would be nice to have the i/b (wish I had one). The above may cost but with the savings from staying with "original setup" it may be the answer. Before I raised my old boat's deck, I also had problems with moisture, starters,... .

Sorry so long winded.