My younger brother is thinking about buying a 20ft vip ,has the merc 350 270 hp with a YAMAHA STERNDRIVE on it my question is

ARE THESE OUTDRIVE's ANY GOOD?




Thanks Darin

There are NO PARTS available....

NONE

Swapped one over to a Bravo III last summer.

Darin,
There ok, til you break
something

There no stringer mount OMC
junker though


.......... Hey, isn't about 13 years too late
to be in the VIP club anyway ( remember
those guy's, Darin)

jt

tHAT'S FUNNY THE VIP CLUB,Yes I remember those day's sean is looking at this boat and we did hear that you cannot get parts ,I think its true.The boat is clean and a 95 model ,the lady wants 8,000 ,I told him to offer her 5,000 just in case he needs to put a black outdrive on it . ALSO how hard would that be to swap the drive? PLUS SHE IS MOVING IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS OWNS THE BOAT /JUST DIVORCED AND NEEDS THE money she says

Just be aware that the transom cut out is different and the hole will need to be filled and cut to accept a Merc drive. Also the Yamaha motor stringer mounts are lower than the Merc. We had to fabricate motor mount riser blocks. Not too bad, but just one more hurdle to jump during this swap.

If it was me, I`d offer her 3500 to cover the hassell factor.

Kurt.

WELL,I think Sean needs to stay away from this turd ,boats are to have fun and this one could be one hell of a headace especially if you have to work on it on your days off ,He needs to buy a turn key boat with a popular outdrive.

Thanks for all the professional advice all./Darin