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Yes, a mystery of sorts on why he didn't pull it out of the water (and hide it in a hardened shelter). Maybe the rush was too great... and he was too far down the queue at the marina.

It looks like it's almost done so that's why I asked. Also with -3 *C temperatures and fall sliding into winter here (Toronto, Canada)....it's nice to look into peoples lives that are moving from spring to summer (boating season)! It took me 4 years to rebuild and re-fit my wood boat....(and I...

I have a QSS 23* 3 blade to trade... Or will buy outright for reasonable price. Sean dcsconroy@gmail.com Thanks.

Check out this poor guy and his 1956 23' Chris-Craft Continental.... http://www.chris-craft.org/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=7867 My heart sank deeper than the boat!

Yes, I like the PVS feature on the High Five. It is definately the prop I want to go to.... Still, just not sure which pitch. Once the motor is finished I plan on having it Dyno'd so I can make a more precise guess.

Pretty sweet colour! I suppose you are just heading into Summer down under....will she be wet soon?

Found a set of inexpensive aluminum pullies this week... looking at a new Bennett trim tab kit next week....

Hey Barlowg it's great to have you around here! Keep us "in the loop" on your "Handymans Special".

Yes, I realize the best way is to test, test, test... But I'm a trailer type boater (not a cottager) and the local marinas only warm up so much to you if you're not local. My local dryland marine is no longer on the Merc demo prop program as it cost him too much to carry all those props. The...

Just scored an aluminum (circulating) water pump from Dennis Moore marine! Somebody stop me it's becoming a MONSTER!!!!!

My "new to me" 4.3 V6 has an Alpha gen 1 drive. On it there is a Quicksilver Stainless Steel 13 1/2 inch 23" 3 blade prop. I want to move to a Highfive SS prop. (better pulling & midrange... less top end). Is there a conversion chart somewhere to say what prop is equivilant to which other...

My nachineinst says he will true all surfaces before we assemble...I'm more worried about cracks and poor castings. I asked the GLM question on the DONZI registry...and there are several there that swear by GLM!

Motor, drive and all the bits gone!!!!!

Okay, it looks as though Hardin Marine make a diverter system that'll fit a stock 4.3. The IMCO Thumpers are out because thay cannot use a diverter system. So Exhaust is the big question now...and it's come down to GLM (inexpensive) cast aluminum, but with some dodgey reviews...or Hi-Tek...

Okay, That's a great toy!

I scraped by at 60%... Good thing we don't get many named storms up here in Toronto!

I also sent out the gimble to be disassembled (so I can paint it) and rebuilt. There's no sense in going half way now. Plus, I wanted a professional to do the gimble assembly....that's a big hole back there. I think I will most likely need a remote oil filter and possibly fuel too. Also...

Okay, so the bottom end was perfect. Just freshen her up a bit... To summarize where we are, here's the powerplant/drive: rebuilt stock Mercruiser 4.3L 90* V6 rebuilt Vortech heads (heart shaped combustion chamber) clean up of ports. Edelbrock 2114 dual plane manifold Edelbrock 1409 600cfm...

I think you'll be happier in the long run.

Got news from the macine shop yesterday... the heads have now been cleaned and magnafluxed...no cracks. perfect specimins. I talked to Marine Kinetics about a cam to get the most out of this motor. They advised against opening the exhaust to 1.6 so to keep exhaust velocities up. Will still be...