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Originally Posted by bradford View Post
I like the new engine smell myself, but I'm with Ferm, get your props right and run the heck out of those ox66s for a couple of years. You can always repower. To me it doesnt make sense to remove clean good running engines.

But then what the heck, its your boat, if new makes you happy, its only dirty green paper and you fish enough to get return on the investment. Even if just on the personal satysfaction side of things.
its all about time. 17 year old motors there is a good chance of needing to do major repair or replace at least one in next few years. If I'm keeping long term, I might as well have new motors and spread the cost out over time than run old motors for years and be forced to buy later anyways...
That said, unless some lottery numbers come in, I'm running it next year with these and making a decision about the boat. That will inform my decision about the motors.
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