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welcome west coast, sounds like you got a deal. mine is an 83, so i'm kinda partial to that vintage. i'm sure more mechanical minds will chime in, but i'd look at the bracket w/ outboard configuration. i never have liked running hot salt water through a car engine.
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05-03-2010, 09:46 PM
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 I'm with pretty much everyone else on this. Seal the transom. Mount a bracket and put a 150-200 hp outboard on it. You'll be a tad a** heavy, but trim tabs will take care of that. In the short run it will cost more.. In the long run it will save you money. The only way I'd recommend a rebuild is if you found a complete yank out/drop-in engine in good shape for a really good price. 
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05-03-2010, 09:57 PM
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throw the 800 drive away, don't waste a dime on it. OMC couldn't make them work for any amount of time, I've rebuilt them, but never gave a warranty. glass up the transom, find a bracket, bolt a 150 on the back and go boating. the OMC stringer drive is proof positive that they don't drug test engineers
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05-03-2010, 10:35 PM
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Do as suggested here, unless a good I/o set up is located on the cheap or you are very comfortable with the work and maintanence.
If you go with a bracket two suggestions, one do not go over a 150 with the bracket, and preferably a two stroke like a ETEC, keeping weight as your prime consideration. Two, make sure you go with a bracket with positive flotation, it is very important.
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