check out this frankenstein

guess that answers the outboard questions. Looks like you can but why would you?

Looks like it was originally a single drive and maybe they wanted to have twins.
 
thats a riggin job if I ever seen one
 
cpt. sundancer said:
what the %*#&, dual outboards on the swim platform :smt021
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Guess you don't know anything about outboards...
It's not a swim platform, it's an outboard bracket.

I/O to outboard conversions are done all the time, and are not particularly difficult.
Why? Lessee... no stern drive maintenance (esp in saltwater), greater speed, easier engine maintenance, easier repowering. Not to mention not having to crawl around in a bilge anymore...

But I'm biased, I've always preferred outboards to I/O's.
 
and there I was worried about the weight of the 9.9 Yamaha 4 stroke
being used as a kicker that I mounted on my swimplatform.........
 
The boat is trashed, but if those motors are in good shape, they are definitely worth more than the current bid which was less than $3K when I looked at it. That "swim platform" looks like a standard issue Armstrong bracket - very popular with guys doing re-furbs of old Makos and other old center console fishing boats. If so, that bracket has no problem handling those motors and a lot bigger - as long as it was installed properly. Just never seen one on a cruiser like that. Looks kind of weird.
 
Look under the swimplatform its looks like they built a support from the transom out to the edge of the swim platform then glassed it in, but as far as the outboards I think if you wanna go fast outboards are the ticket, I bet those push that old barge nicely, however I still think its a rig job, I still think they could have done better than whats been done.
 
Well you all did notice it is a Alabama boat sooooooooooooooooooooo.
Gary chimes in Here "________________________________"
 
A guy in my marina took an older, inboard fishing boat and added two large outboards like that. He then put a helm on the roof of the boathouse (that may have been original), and a big fiberglass roof over that. There is a generator at the back of the fly bridge. He spent a lot of time and money on hull restoration and engines. I've cautioned him about the CO and he has installed a detector (not necessarily because of me).

It does look a little odd, but for what he's done, it looks ok and seems to be extremely functional. I'll get pics.
 
I'd love to see what he did with the extra space where the engine used to be. Extra fuel? live well? hot tub?
 
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