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-W

"-v-" wrote in message news_n6b.10073

1) Outboards are much lighter than IO's for a given horsepower.
2) Outboards are simpler than IO's. No U-Joints and bellows seals.
3) Outboards don't require a big hole in the transom.
4) Maintenance is easier on an outboard since the whole engined is out in
the open where it can be reached for service. You will appreciate this the
first time you have to lay on your back and hug an engine block in the
bilge
of your boat to reach something that needs fixing.
5) There is less maintenance on an outboard since they are simpler.
6) Outboards were designed from scratch as marine engines and are not
converted car/truck engines thus they are much more durable in a sal****er
environment.
7) Outboards greatly reduce, if not entirely eliminate, the threat of
fire/explosion from gas fumes in the bilge.
8) Outboards can be tilted clear of the water if the boat is kept in the
water. Stern drives can't. This reduces corrosion and marine growth.
Keeping
the boat on a boat lift or trailer is better.