welcome aboard.
for the removable down riggers, you will need to add some rod holder.
for the removable bracket, you will have to fabricate something.
I would use a dedicated fishing boat myself, however have fished out of both the Avanti and the SeaRay. in stead of a kicker, just dropped a...
welcome aboard
I have coated my own tanks and had them professionally coated for antique cars and bikes, and the coating will come loose after a period of time if you dont chemically remove the rust prior to coating. best I found is fill the tank with 20:1 ratio of water to muratic acid, and...
BTW, the harbor freight guns wear out fast. if you leave the tips in solvent, the inner tip will rust
Here was my spray yesterday. with the sun/temp at 88, it was kicking quick.
Link in my sig, first post has links to the cam I chosen
268 degrees of duration is the biggest cam you can use with wet exhaust.
Before I spent any money, I would use a dial indicator and determine what you have. Your cam is probably fine
However, with vortec heads most cams hotter than...
Backup drive is now taken apart, flushed, the lower sanded down and primed.
The lower will be going back together this week, and if lucky, will get the upper on and that drive painted
If you are re-ringing, you need new pistons and a bore\hone.
Mercruiser bought the same pistons used in trucks, and every other marine motor
Your stock pistons are GM flat tops with 4 reliefs
starts the same regardless of temperature from 90 all the way down to 45. first start is always, one full prime, then part throttle and turn the key. with two 30cc squirters, it fires off about the 4th or 5th revolution when cold, and about the 2nd revolution when warm
welcome aboard.
remember, Mercruiser just buys a GM longblock.
talk to your machine shop. make sure to hone to +.001 of a standard truck hone. ring gap is dependent on your piston type. cast, hyper, forged, etc.
