Re: 11 year olds first boat...
Will and Shay-We had that exact same boat when I was a teenager. We also had to replace the rear portion of the deck and the ski locker, but our stringers and transom were fine. That engine is no power house but ours was very reliable and easy to work on. There are no front motor mounts-it hangs from the transom. The beauty of that engine is its simplicity. Timing belt is easily replaced, bellows are easily replaced, fresh water cooling system and no impeller is very maintenance friendly. Once you get it running it should be quite reliable. We owned that boat for 20 years and even rebuilt engine once, so if you have any questions, please ask. Congrats on the project, it sure brings back alot of fond childhood memories!
Hey everyone!
I enjoy to see people responding and talking about working with their Dad's on boats and cars and whatnot. Amazing!
Anyway, back to the boat, we have oil now 10w40, and rectangle muffs, a donated battery, just to use to start the engine, and maybe as a back up. We still need an oil filter, and a gallon of gas.
The plan is to make a video of the boat turning over and cranking up for the first time in years. So please be on the look out for that video. I will give you all a heads up when we are planning to make all this happen. Shay is with his mother for the next week and then he is headed to the beach with his grandparents for a couple of days, so it may be the next weekend before it is ready to "run". I do not work on this boat without him here, as this is his boat, even though I could go out there and get it all done, that is not what this project is about. I am sure you all understand.
I will update you all on anything new as it comes available!
Thank you all for your continued support!
Will
