Okay so you didn’t need to strengthen them from underneath with wood running to the ribs the ? That’s what I was wondering. Sure is sad to hear she’s going to the scrap yard. I would buy another one if I see it. I love these old boats. Thank you guys very much.
Also if I do the 4.3 should I think about bringing my fuel tank and battery up to the bow? Would it make much difference? 20gal tank 100ah battery is what I have. Thanks.
Okay I’ll see if I can find there build threads. I have been through waterman’s before. I have tossed around this idea for awhile. The 3.0 actually does a really good job and it plains fast with light load. But load my family and their coolies the. people gotta stand on the beach and watch lol...
forgot to mention I run on a small long lake. It Will never be on big water if the waves are even 8” and if it’s windy i doubt it will ever leave my shop. I use it for drift fishing, running jugs and skiing. Thanks guys.
I have a 1969 StarCraft holiday and was wanting to do a motor swap on it this winter. Some of you may remember I bought a cracked motor that had a bad detonated piston. Well I welded the block and ran it. Been running for a few years now, but it really struggles with skiing with a boat load...
Okay took it new machine shop. Crank is getting ground and checked. Found the problem we believe. Two of the rods was not very round. I’m gonna be ordering my kit once I find out the bearings sizes. My question is concerning the piston. Should I keep the pistons that came with the motor. They...
Well that’s what I though lol. He said it will just hold oil be good to go! And here I am again. You are right though I don’t think he ground my crank flat! Holding up the bearing on back side shows daylight and a Little Rocking action.
No evidence of water. I just pulled it apart. If I put timing to zero it won’t diesel. When I shut off. The compression test is probably not accurate. I agree super high. The mains all look good. That’s a plus I guess ha.
Any ideas why all my rod bearings look like this? Other than one is fried. To high of compression? I checked compression with my gauge and I got 220-225psi....... it does diesel for awhile when shut off with 91 and timing retarded. Cant win for loosing.
