Bigredmist
Cadet
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- Jul 5, 2022
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Greetings all, long time lurker, first time poster.
I've aquired a 1984 28' Landau with the OMC 2.5L/Stringer 400 combo. Mod#252FTHRCTR
I have very little invested and this will be the perfect winter project. It seems the community opinion is not to get too deep, $$$, into the outdrive so I'm looking for recommendations.
Boat background:
Compression was good. Outdrive seems useable and no water in lower. The boat ran last year, "supposedly", but had no spark when I inspected it. I replaced the coil so it is now trying to start but I believe there was water in the tank before I added new fuel. At this point I decided good enough for $500.
My background: I've rebuilt a dozen plus engines from cycles to diesels but I've never needed to work on an outdrive. I also do considerable welding, including aluminum.
Goal:
Dependability! I don't need crazy speed and I don't want to spend a ton of money on a river cruiser.
Questions:
I see lots of Mercruiser stuff around. Is there a newer OMC or preferably Merc. outdrive I can marry to the 2.5L that isn't completely obsolete? If not, I'm thinking of harvesting a sensible Mercruiser donor boat for this project.
Short term, I will likely be getting this operational as is so I can drop 50 to 100 crappie structures this fall. Then, ?????, well, what say the community?
Input is greatly appreciated! Thanks for your time, Dave S.
I've aquired a 1984 28' Landau with the OMC 2.5L/Stringer 400 combo. Mod#252FTHRCTR
I have very little invested and this will be the perfect winter project. It seems the community opinion is not to get too deep, $$$, into the outdrive so I'm looking for recommendations.
Boat background:
Compression was good. Outdrive seems useable and no water in lower. The boat ran last year, "supposedly", but had no spark when I inspected it. I replaced the coil so it is now trying to start but I believe there was water in the tank before I added new fuel. At this point I decided good enough for $500.
My background: I've rebuilt a dozen plus engines from cycles to diesels but I've never needed to work on an outdrive. I also do considerable welding, including aluminum.
Goal:
Dependability! I don't need crazy speed and I don't want to spend a ton of money on a river cruiser.
Questions:
I see lots of Mercruiser stuff around. Is there a newer OMC or preferably Merc. outdrive I can marry to the 2.5L that isn't completely obsolete? If not, I'm thinking of harvesting a sensible Mercruiser donor boat for this project.
Short term, I will likely be getting this operational as is so I can drop 50 to 100 crappie structures this fall. Then, ?????, well, what say the community?
Input is greatly appreciated! Thanks for your time, Dave S.
