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You really need to determine how much cruising you intend to do with the boat. Myself, asides from local Connecticut trips, one trip to Block from Huntington each year doesn't justify the additional maintenance cost of the diesels. For example, Oil change: Gas: 7 quarts, Diesel: 7 Gallons. Every 500 hours you should do a major service. ($10K+). In addition, if you have an issue, good diesel mechanics are more difficult to find. I'm in the middle of buying a 32 Open with 8.1 Crusaders which is almost the same boat as the 35 Open. I would rather have the 8.1's over the 454's for the additional power. Whatever you decide, get a good survey and best of luck!