Found this gem recently 23 SF 1974

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Originally Posted by FAS

any body like teak? it is the beauty of wood.should I redo this boat as it was ,or use modern stuff, and customize it to todays times? I bought it for Resale...need some thoughts on keeping it an I/O or and O/B, or a bracket boat...We have very shallow water in this area so thats why I am asking.it will be for up for grabs, now or later.

Metan put an engine under the console of a 23 with a jackshaft to an I/O - there is a Youtube video somewhere of it. It was a pretty impressive looking arrangement - worth thinking about (but I don't have an extreme aversion to gimbal bearings )

Correction - it was Metan (not Wildfire) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDLwnWmhYtc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqe04oS2qUY