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So I'm still looking hard, and I mean HARD, at replacement gas engines.
It seems smarter to swap the 5.0 Mercruiser 200HP engines for rebuilt
5.7 Mercruisers to get extra torque, running at cruising speed with far
less throttle.
Rich

If you must repower the best bet out there IMO is the 383 Chevy. The motor
in my truck has over 400 lbs. ft. torque between 2000-4000rpms. And its
more fuel efficient than the 5.0 it replaced.

Rich