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Josh, can you quote the price of 16 ski sporter hatch? My other email is jimbo1132001@yahoo.com - Thanks!

Do you know what year they are/ are the heads 4 bolt/ what are the mains 4 or 2 bolt?/ assuming these are mercruisers/

you said you had lifters put in, what was the reason?

Thanks,

Jim

Found a 350 Merc, that had been wrapped but water got into it. So I took it all apart and surprisingly, the engine looks pretty good. I plan to replace all the cylinders, I have a .030 cylinder in my...

Unfortunately, After taking the manifolds off, the engine was not a marine engine, so the crack is much worse than originally thought. I was going to use J-B weld, but the cracks are significant....

I kno0w I am splitting hairs but there is Marine Tex, Devcon and J-B Weld. Assuming the crack is 4 inches, does anyone have a product they like over others?

I have tried to find a comparison on...

Do you need to take the engine out to grind? If I put some tin sheets down plus a fan, would that be acceptable or would it be too dangerous for sparks?

The more I have read about this and the J-Weld product, I like them. This would be the cheapest, and it seems just as durable, for the short run. Has anyone here had experience with either compound?...

My concern is if the ice pushed out wouldn't also push to the inside? I have found another crack on the port side as well.

I found a guy who is a master welder, but I think if you guys have any experience and the north fork is not too far - wonder if MOP knows him -

He quoted me $400 and I have about $400 to $500 in...

George, thanks for the advice. My concern here is I do this job, and 3 months later a smaller, internal crack develops and I am once again in trouble.

HOwever, with all of the work done on this...

I guess what you guys are saying is if I do not see water in the oil, the crack can be temporaly fixed?

Of the two options, can they both be fixed in the boat? Anyone care to guesstimate the...

OK, I wish I knew what I know now. d*%n it.

I started the engine, at first dry as a bone, and then I saw a slight trickle, coming from under the middle exhaust, then it became a stream straight...

I put some hose water through it again, with a lot of pressure and nothing- no water coming out of block, just out the outdrive. I did not start the engine, but checked the engine oil, and it was...

And everyone else, it is always amazing to me how good the information is here. I ran water at high pressure, and everything seemed fine. Checked the oil and its clear.

I tried using the mirror...

For the heck of it, in the fall I ran antifreeze through the motor. Assuming there was some water in there, how do you winterize it?

thanks again for the great advice on this board.

Thanks guys, it sounds from bad to really f^#king bad.

Jim

I put my boat in for the first time this year, and she started right up. I watched gauges and nothing seemed out of place. Take a look at the engine and there are 2 streams of water coming from the...

I have been looking at mine, in the back yard, wondering when . . . . . . .

Great information, as usual - I am curious where one could have it powder coated and would that cover the gouges?

Maybe I can get MOP to help with this this spring :boat:

Jim

Happy New Year everyone! Let us hope it gets warm soon in the north. I am sure this has been asked before, but does anyone know where I can get the rub rail for my 1974 classic? Does the factory sell...

I am still working on my 16 and I have brought it closer to scale - The outdrive I have is modeled after the Volvo. It is very easy to get to 90% accurate, and almost impossible to reach 99% accuracy...

I am thinking of putting mine on the shelf as it is hard to get the model just right, but please keep going, love the framing.

Jim

And I am guessing a lot less expensive to run - or am I wrong? The 16 as far as I can tell is almost exactly the same shape, size, etc, except for the extra 2 feet on the stern. It would not be too...

Christian has set the bar highrer, his fit and finish has inspired me to take it down and do it better. I have enclosed some shots. Is it me, or do these shots also remind anyone of a rebuild of a...

These are amazing - how did you make the outdrives? The detail is far better than mine. You have obviously done this before. The is my first time and I am already taking mine apart to bring up the...