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Remind me that if I ever buy a boat to get one with a chevy motor. Someone in the family Was convinced to rip out 2 gas v8's and replace them with state of the art turbo diesels with all the trimmings. 25K each all installed with electronics. Ready to sail.
Most of my boating has always been on fresh water lakes and rivers with most waterways always plenty deep. In saltwater and in Florida's intercoastal waterways and bays that are also effected by tides, shallow water is common. My 21' boat has a chevy 350 based Mercruiser IO and it works just fine in fresh water and our relatively deep water. I much prefer it to an outboard for our pleasure boating use. If I was in saltwater however, I would 100% go outboard due to being able to tilt motor out of the corrosive saltwater when not in use and also to be able to operate in shallower water.
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