Hey all,
Beginner boater here I'm just getting into boats and learning about them. I myself am a backyard mechanic, welder by trade and work in a machine shop. I'm not the best of wood workers as I prefer metal but I am going to attempt to gut my floor in the boat, clean and redo everything...
I recently rebuilt a 1988 OMC 4.3, I used a 2002 Vortec block to replace my cracked block. I switched every thing from the Marine motor over to the newer Vortec block.
I did not bother removing the balance shaft and the hot air choke tube (heats the choke via exhaust gases) was in my way so I...
I recently bought my first boat, its a 1988 Renken Cuddy Classic 2000 19FT.
OMC 4.3 Cobra Inboard/Outboard
I bought the boat with a cracked block so I removed the motor and rebuilt it with a newer block but reused all the marine parts and heads, flywheel, balancer etc.
Aftering tinkering with...
