are you measuring your transom at the transom angle, or vertically?
a manual jack plate is just that, you mount the engine and adjust as needed
a powered jack plate is normally used in conjuntion with tilt to adjust motor for depth and other factors.
If it was me, I would run a short shaft...
iBoats does not.
however iBoats is the North American distributor for Volvo Penta parts. just go to www.volvopentastore.com or find some on ebay and reseal them
if its a tuliped valve you only need a valve job and a new valve. not a new block
find a different mechanic
however if you do not get that motor running ASAMFP after ingesting water, especially salt water, then you will need a new block AND heads
since your motor has now had salt water in it...
no, the next step is to pull the motor and the intermediate housing (as a unit)
because your boat is now 40 years old, expect to find rotten motor mounts and stringers
Standard breather cap without nipple
Option ,#1, get cap with nipple and plumb to spark arrestor
Option #2, clean the steel wool in the cap every 50 hours. Add extra course steel wool as needed
$500 for head job
Pistons will be fine with dings
$300 for timing kits (plural), gaskets, and incidentals
$30 for beer, $5 for bandaids and medical tape
1 weekend tear down
1 week turn around on heads
1 weekend reassembly
I agree with above. Build a stroker with a SCAT crank and rods, rortec heads, and LCQ style pistons and have it ready to swap when your motor gets a bit more worn
Surprised at your low compression numbers with such low hours. Would suggest a leak down test
