Recent content by tonka329

Hey guys, Looking at trying to get my boat off the trailer to paint it. I don't have strong enough ceiling joists to support the weight of the boat. Is there anything that can be done to set it on "jack stands" or a perch to store it on during prep and paint? I planed on rough sanding it, tack...

Looking at doing the dual exhaust set up on my boat since I am going to be replacing the 5.7 in it. Anyone know the maker or brand of dual exhaust for the Mercruiser 350? I'm wanting to do the exhaust out the back and not the side ones. Thanks in advance

Well, after investigating underneath the exhaust manifold and removing the plugs, I noticed the block was cracked and patched by the previous owner... Looks like a piece of clear plexi-glass with JB Weld... What it be possible to take a small block engine from a truck and put in this boat? I...

Has anyone ever done an LS 5.3 or 6.0 engine swap into one of these stendrive boats? I have searched the forum and Google and have came up with nothing but jet pump swaps... Not sure if it is even possible?

As i was stripping the interior out of my boat, i ran across a decal that was riveted to one of the panels. It says "197 I/O" What does that mean?

Hey folks. I picked up a boat on trade this week and it looks like it hasn;t been registered since 2003. I took the water pump hose off and the pump was full of rust. I then decided to remove the water pump to check for rust in the ports. The left side showed a little bit of rust around the...

Hello, new to the forum and new to the Mercruiser world. Just picked up a '78 Sea Ray 18' with the 350 in it. I believe the carb is a Quadrajet. The last time it was registered was 2003. I got it to run about 3-4 seconds on starting fluid. However, I am going to my local O'reillys to see what...