New member thanks for adding me. This is my 1978 CVX 16 Carlson. Currently removing floors, stringer, bulkhead and transom. Plan is to sale my 77 Mercury 150hp tower of power and rig with my 2000 Mercury 200hp EFI. Is anyone in this group running a 2.5 v6 on a cvx16? Also Im trying to come up with a structural design to hold and run the big v6. Im not looking for top speed out of this boat just want it to be strong and reliable. Thanks for any input, advice and pictures.