winter swap

[Fixit]

last summer my Seabeam trip was cut a little short with a bad rod knock.
upon returning home I found that #1 cyl had 50 psi compression, i stopped checking after i saw that number..

after much searching i found an old boat with a new engine. it was repowered in 2008 with a 300hp seacore 350 mpi and a bravo 1.

yanking the old one out


bravo transom sheild assembly installed


using the forklift to hoist it into place


shoehorned into place... risers rub the dog house a little and the raw water pump is about 1/8" from the stringer. might have to address that one


ive got a great video of the engine running on the pallet, sounds wicked!
but cant seem to post it

 

[Hookin'up]

Looking good, what came out?
sounds like you may have to cut into that stringer a little? or find a different style pump, I believe there is one made that mounts right off the front of the crank, might be a volvo application, looks like a fair bit of room there tho.

 

[Fixit]

Took a carbed 4.3 out.

I'm hoping that when I align the engine it will give me a little more pulley room for the raw water pump. Otherwise I'll have to do some grinding I guess

 

[Lipripper]

How is a plug change going to be?? It looks like the bottom of the manifolds are below deck in the pic..

 

[Fixit]

How is a plug change going to be??

******. Very ******
At least with the 4.3l there was more room Infront of the engine to reach under and behind
Hoping the iridium plugs will last a long time

 

[Lipripper]

Hoping the iridium plugs will last a long time

That would have led me to the second question I had..... Did you put new plugs in?

I hope you get many good hours out of it. It should have a bunch more jump eh? Might want to change props after she is up and going

 

[Fixit]

A price I'm willing to pay for almost double the hp

Plugs weren't brand new but had 55 hrs on them. Good enough for me

Prop calculators say I should be running a 23" pitch, 15" diameter prop at 65mph wot
I'll start with the 19" and A friend has a21" to test out too

Can't wait for the first sea trial!!!!!

 

[Hookin'up]

What is the boat fixit?

 

[Fixit]

It's a 91 Wellcraft v-20 steplift

 

[Hookin'up]

make sure to give us a wave when you blow by lol

 

[Fixit]

 

[Fixit]

Need some trim tabs before I hit those speed I think. But soon. Where r u out of hookin up?