"HotRod" wrote in message
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I thought about going with a really large parachute, send it up into the
wind and sail off, I could always row back to shore. Actually The Hull and
transom are in great shape but it is setup to have inboard motors. I'm
wondering if I would be able to get decent power with inboard diesels or
if
I'm just blowing smoke? What drives would you look at?

I'd consider http://www.coastalm.com/volvo/





REMEMBER I'm new to boats the only thing I've played with in the past is
HULL design for Power Cats. Nothing drive related.



"HotRod" wrote in message
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I'm currently looking at a 30' single hull of shore HULL ONLY that
someone
it town just wants to get out of their driveway. The Hull has been
sitting
for 5 years but the only problems seem to be the clear coat on the boat
peeling. Since this boat does not currently have any engines or drives
I'm
wondering what my options might be? The boat is setup for twin Big Block
motors however Since nothing is in place yet I can do what I like. I'm
not
worried about high end speed and the boat will be mostly used in the
great
lakes and just getting away from shore and doing some touring and
possibly
some skiing. Since I love diesel does this even sound like an option?
Other recommendations.

Obviously like 99% of the world cost is an issue and I will sacrifice
speed for cost, but it would be nice if whatever I install is
upgradeable
so that I have the option to pull the motors and tweak them..

THANKS IN ADVANCE, Newbie