welcome aboard
what does your paperwork say the boat is?
what does the capacity tag on the back of the boat say you can have for a motor
without paperwork, you may not be able to register the boat in your name
new boats are stalled due to things like resin, engines, upholstery, and fittings
however forest green went out a few years back. black, grey, red, blue, etc sell
if painting isnt your thing, suggest contacting someone who does paint and have them do it.
i would use Axalta coatings and have custom matched to the powder coated parts
when you ran aground, you plugged the oil cooler which is before the raw water pump. so you starved your motor of cooling water
then in turn, you overheated the motor by running. pistons got really hot and expanded, seizing the motor
your motor was much hotter than 250
I bet the over-temp...
the muffs cover the intake holes and force water up to the impeller
however if you dont have the hose on full, you can burn the impeller
the water should be spraying out from around the muffs until you start the motor
i wouldnt bother doing them wet
however if you really want to, just a brief spritz of WD40 is all that is needed
new motor has 150 psi on each cylinder
good motor has about 140 psi on each cylinder
worn motor would be 120-130 psi on each cylinder
bad motor would be 100 psi or less
if you...
no, different generations of drives, transom shields and motors
your 1996 Searay should have a Gen VI motor with a post 1992 Bravo
your 1989 Maxum may be an alpha drive, the motor is a Mk 4, and the drive/transom shield, etc. are pre 1992
you didnt answer the question.
if you attempt to put the outdrive in a bucket, the bucket has to be big enough to get the whole boat in it to submerge the raw water pump far enough for it to prime. not just cover the intake, however get the watter above the pump
otherwise you simply burn up...
welcome aboard
if you have a bravo, you could swap to a complete BBC bobtail
you also need the y-pipes from a big block as the motor is about 4" wider than the small block
or you can also go to a 6.2 liter long block and just swap the 377 for the 350 which would be the easiest
