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sorry to hear that, i hope the one in orange county is bigger and better.

where this was an engine that i got for free, i just wanted to have a look and see what it was like inside, it wasn't bad for an old truck engine even after it was sunk. the cyclinder walls were glazed when i took it apart but other than that it was in good shape. i figured wile it was apart i...

i am going to start the rebuild this week. i got the engine back from the machine shop, it was bored out .020'' to clean up the marks in the cyclinder walls and i got them to press the new pistons on the rods. i have t strip the heads and send them down to be planed but for now i can assemble...

it may be bad for the new market and hard on the salesmen but a person with limited finances can get a better boat cheaper now that there are so many in the marketplace. that being said be carefull if you go to buy a boat through a private sale, my wife's cousin traded his four-wheeler and five...

they are fun old motors, i had a 50's 35hp big twin, worked good but hard as hell on gas, even the electric start and choke still worked, sold it a couple of years ago and it is still going.

it is a stringer, do what chris says and check the impeller and pay close attention to the boot that seals the drive to the boat that it is not dry and cracked as well.

welcome aboard

nice pics!

thats quite the top on page 12, they don't make em like that anymore.

looks fast.

that's alot of ponnies in an outboard, i thought they only went to around 250hp.

welcome to the site.

same to you chris.

merry christmas everyone

welcome.

check with mermaidmarine.com on page 208/209 there are some there from $20.00-$170.00.

i nailed some straps on and pulled them up with the truck.

if you have to cut a cannel to the boat trailer with a chainsaw it is time to put it away for the winter.

i got to try and stand up the walls and get the rafters up today in the wind, this should be intersting.

it should keep your mind off of boating for awhile anyways, i like working on boats as much as cruising so it's all fun.