No experience of Solent RIBs, but if it's a good hull, then it's not uncommon to retube. It's expensive to do, but the boat is good for at least 15 years minimum afterwards. Ribcraft and Deltas look like new after a retube, so consider them as hold their value.
Your 90 Evinrude will be a little lack lustre on a 6m and probably won't achieve much selling on its own. Checked, so Solent 6m is rated for 150hp which is what I'd put on and would change the handling of your RIB for the better.
Pull together a budget. I think it's only worth refurbishing a boat if you have an infinity with it, love the handling, sea keeping, because if needs retubed you can guarantee it needs rewired and rerigged after putting on a new engine. Then there's the deck hardware, console, seating to consider.
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