so i got a 1992 Caravelle 1750 BR for a whooping 200 bucks with trailer. Heres the deal.
Trailer is perfect Bearing buddies and brakes!
Interior is good, will need a few things cleaned heavily, but floor is very solid.
Exterior, is good, few dull spots in gel coat but nothing a heat gun cant fix.
Engine is a OMC 3.0 with a cracked manifold and wont turn over. Outdrive is a OMC also. Now since the boat was so cheap, im not going to fix the OMC crap. Just curious what engine and outdrive will fit in here. A 5.7 Merc would be nice, but unnecessary. A 5.0 would be good too, or a 4.3 would be nice. I could go either merc or Volvo/Penta. So what do you think would be the easiest swap/most bang for buck swap. Primary uses are cruising, tubing, wakeboarding, and floating (haha, can do that as is!) So what do you guys recommend. Getting 55-60mph out of would be nice for the long trips up north on torch, but im not sure how feasible that is with this hull, i know very little about them but couldnt pass up this opportunity.
FWIW, right now i have a 1992 Procraft V180c with a 150 Mariner that will do about 65 mph with just me, but its just too small (rated for 6 people) and shallow hull for the larger lakes we go to. plus sides are too low for the little one the wife gets nervous.
Trailer is perfect Bearing buddies and brakes!
Interior is good, will need a few things cleaned heavily, but floor is very solid.
Exterior, is good, few dull spots in gel coat but nothing a heat gun cant fix.
Engine is a OMC 3.0 with a cracked manifold and wont turn over. Outdrive is a OMC also. Now since the boat was so cheap, im not going to fix the OMC crap. Just curious what engine and outdrive will fit in here. A 5.7 Merc would be nice, but unnecessary. A 5.0 would be good too, or a 4.3 would be nice. I could go either merc or Volvo/Penta. So what do you think would be the easiest swap/most bang for buck swap. Primary uses are cruising, tubing, wakeboarding, and floating (haha, can do that as is!) So what do you guys recommend. Getting 55-60mph out of would be nice for the long trips up north on torch, but im not sure how feasible that is with this hull, i know very little about them but couldnt pass up this opportunity.
FWIW, right now i have a 1992 Procraft V180c with a 150 Mariner that will do about 65 mph with just me, but its just too small (rated for 6 people) and shallow hull for the larger lakes we go to. plus sides are too low for the little one the wife gets nervous.
