Jetski conversion

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Has anyone out there converted a jetski from inboard to outboard? As a kayak fisherman am finding it difficult affordability wise to take my kids fishing, so am thing outside the box.
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buy a 10ft tinny and motor??
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I'm not sure I understand the question. As a jetski fisherman with a young boy, I've been looking at ways to get him out fishing. I was very interested in the Sealver boats at the boat show. They are basically a hull that the ski slides in to make a boat, sort of. If they had been $10k, I would have bought one on the spot. Unfortunately, they are pretty expensive and for the same money, you could buy a boat of the same length with it's own outboard. No brainer really. Shame because I like my fishing setup on the ski.
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How old/ big are the kids?
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Convert a jetski to outboard? I guess the biggest question is why?
I've seen one or two that have been done but they always look rough as guts. I also suspect they would seriously unbalance the ski, they are designed around having the mass (engine) roughly in the middle, not hanging off the back.
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