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I thought I might install a offshoretype oil pan on both of my engines this year. I dont think the stock oil pan has much of a baffle system. does anyone have any experience with these
I have a twin engine i/o with trim tabs and dont really have the room for a transducer on the transom. I've decided on a thru hull design. does anyone have pics of their setup and can anyone explain how the fairing block is trimmed so that the transducer itself is pointing straight down?
Has anyone ever used a port and polished intake manifold on this motor and is it worth the expense. If I decide to do it can anyone recommend a carb upgrade also
I am currently rebuilding this boat and have encountered an electrical nightmare. There wires spliced together, hot wires that are cut and just sitting there , and rolls of wire that are that are bundled and do absolutely nothing. Several wires have had the insulation either burned off or have...
Time to take the plunge. What started as a leak in the exhaust Y has now turned into a major rebuild. Both engines are out along with the outdrives. My plan is to remove all the rotten wood and reglass. After removing the gas tank, I want to support the boat with slings and then paint the hull...
I am in the process of replacing rotten stringers, transom and aft bulkhead in my 91 Wellcraft 2600 Coastal. My question is what can I do to winterize these engines. They are both sitting on palletts and I dont have a way to fog the intake. Can I take the carbs off and try to fog the cylinders...
I have decided to go ahead and keep this boat and restore her with new transom,stringers and aft bulkhead that were completly rotten. I started to have a fiberglass shop do the work now I'm having second thoughts. I picked up my boat Friday to do some work on the ventillation louvers and blower...
I have a 1991 Wellcraft 2600 Coastal that recently had the exhaust collector or "Y" as it is commonly known replaced because of a leak that rapidly filled the bilge while 50 miles offshore. The engines are 2007 4.3L Vortecs and it was discovered that the 2 inboard and 2 outboard stringers were...
I have a 1991 Wellcraft 2600 Coastal that recently had the exhaust collector or "Y" as it is commonly known replaced because of a leak that rapidly filled the bilge while 50 miles offshore. The engines are 2007 4.3L Vortecs and it was discovered that the 2 inboard and 2 outboard stringers were...
