need some opinions

[B-Faithful]

I cannot speak from experience but I am told volvos are much harder to get parts for and much more expensive. Due to availability, cost of parts, number of service techs, etc. I would probably choose mercruiser. When i had twin 5.7s mercruiser bravo IIIs I could get parts and service anywhere.

[hippie]

I'll second what B-Faithfull said. For parts availability, cost, etc. go with Mercruiser. BTW, they are about the simplest to work on.

[cmason164]

Rebuild the transom, convert to outboard, drop twin 200's on it and roll

[gw204]

If a Crusader can be mated to an outdrive, I'd go that route. When talking gas inboards, nobody can touch Crusader in terms of quality and longevity.