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Originally Posted by garagenc

You will need to add ballast to offset the weight of the diesel. I helped a local here who replaced his gas inbd with a diesel and I had to add about 700lbs in ballast if I remember right. Also we had to beef up his flooring in the bow to be able to handle the sand bags (ballast). We put in double flooring so his sand bags were not laying on the walking deck.

This why jackshafting would be the best option. The added ballast would make the V ride so low that it would handle like a sinking submarine. The ALPHA drive is OK, but isn't up to the task of handling diesel torque. Also shifting would be slightly tricky as an ALPHA outdrive almost requires the momentary kill of the engine to shift out of gear(you can do it without, but it's a pain and hard on the gears in the lower). Diesels really need an outdrive with cone clutches to hold up and shift. A small ISUZU would work, but I know over here we don't have many small diesel options and marinizing can get REAL expensive REAL quick.