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Originally Posted by taqwache
HAHA yall guys crack me up. Burning and sinking it almost sounds like the best plan so far but I'm really just thinking of selling it as is. Main reason I just cant swap the motor to my other boat is because the 78 is a 30" transom and the 81 a 25". So either way theres some work involved. If all goes well I might just take it out this weekend for the last time and you never know, with all the rot it just might sink and solve all my problems lol.
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Ummm...was that a typo? 30" transom? Did you mean 20" transom? I have a 78 also and it most definately has a 20" transom. In fact, unless it's been rebuilt, I've never heard of a 30" transom on any V. So if that was a typo and you meant 20" then relax, cause they make extender kits that can take a 20" engine and make it into a 25" engine or you can buy a complete lower end and make a 25" into a 20". You can, in fact, take your engine and convert it for not a lot of money. Look on eBay and I'll bet you'll find everything you need, and if not I'm sure that some of the guys here have what you need lying around in their shops or know where to get it. 
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1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer
1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer
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