first, welcome aboard
nearly all 80's boats have wood in the structure. many boats today still have wood
your boat may have been "overbuilt" when it was new, however it was designed to last 15 years..... and it just past 34.
you should be concerned about the stringers and transom. it is...
your 1992 boat was designed to last 15 years
its now 32 years old
you will find you have wet foam and probably rotting stringers and transom. the floor is the last thing to rot. since you are addressing a soft spot in the floor, your transom, foam and stringers have long ago gotten wet and...
if it isnt a marine diesel with marine manifolds, etc dont even consider it.
if you are talking any of the GM auto diesels from the 70's or 80's, a simple perkins marine diesel will not only be 1/3 the weight, it would be reliable
since the cap is on the expansion tank portion of the heat exchanger. you would never see water moving in it, its not like the top tank of a radiator
you could remove the raw water pump and hook a hose up to the line to the heat exchanger as a test.
did you use a clear piece of hose between...
Without knowing the style of float switch or brand of pump. Only suggestion I have is use a quality pump, a quality switch and a check valve on the discharge
As indicated above. Depends on how much boat in the way. Could be a 20 minute job after pulling the drive, could be a 3-day ordeal if you have to remove the lazzenette and other boat bits
Many people updated their johnyrude 9.9's to 15 as they were the same displacement block and only differed by carb and timing
However if you think you can. Spend hours looking at parts manuals and service manuals to see if you can
I agree
however your weight you posted doesnt pass the smell test.
no way to get only 7500# with a 5580# dry weight (spec for 5.7 liter motor) and a 1200-1400# trailer unless you have no gear and empty fuel and water tanks.
your escalade max towing capacity is about 7500# (depending on options)
independent rear suspensions suck for towing
auto-leveling suspension sucks for towing
auto-leveling independent suspsensions will fight the load
your boat dry weight may be 5580 for a 2011 250 SLX
Add the 75 gallons of...
What does the paperwork (Bill of Sale, signed registration/title) say it is? because often without proper paperwork, you have a yard planter or a koi pond
agree with above that mice can get thru chicken wire without any issue
expanded metal would work, however reduce air flow.
mounting the unit up from the ground would help, however those little buggers can climb some siding types.
if you havent pulled the drive to inspect the u-joints and bellows. now it the time to do it. specifically inspect the water inlet casting on top the pivot pin
