I have a 14' aluminum boat I am wanting to outfit with a small motor to use in a small river to get to some small swamps and flooded areas. Not looking for speed but more for function. Trees across the river can/will be encountered along with shallow sandbars at times. Will be driving through flooded timber at times also. I have been looking at DIY kits to turn small HP motors into surface drives, long tails, and even short long tails(Mudskipper Twister). If I thought a water cooled outboard would serve me i would use my other boat but with the likely hood of such obstacles i have turned to air cooled motors. Any suggestion on such kits for long tail vs surface vs Twister? Not looking to spend more than $1000. Appreciate any help. Also using such a small boat because of the size of the river and need to be able to man handle the boat around myself.
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