87' Charger Mercruiser 200 restoration

dwolfenbarger

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WOW its amazing how life can really take you in unexpected directions and delay a project. It has been 7 years since my last post. While I have done some work on the boat from time to time, I have mode more progress recently this year. I wanted to post some updated pics of what has happened since my last post.
 

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I found some pitting on the aluminum gas tank, my gut is telling me to replace the tank but was curious if anyone has seen this before and did you fill the pitting or just replaced the tank. Appreciate any feedback.
 

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Holy crap it has been a long time since I posted on here and also was a while where the boat stayed in the garage and didnt get much love for a while. I have been working on her quite a bit the past summer and made a lot of progress. I did end up getting a new gas tank so should not have to worry about that any longer. I will add some more pics to show where I am currently in the restoration project.
 

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After I did the gelcoat I noteced there was bubling under the corners in the bilge, I think this happened because I didn't wipe the fiberglass with MEK before applying the gelcoat as the fiberglass in that area was applied a few fears ago versus the rest of the fiberglass was only a few days old. Just grinded the gecoat down, cleaned with MEK and then re-applied the gelcoat and now it is good to go.
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Before I installed the transom place I replaced the trim sensors as one of the wires were broke I decided to replace them versus repair being I already had it all tore down. The intake water hose was dryrot so replaced it as well. Then I got the holes drilled out for the transom plate and then got it mounted. Had to reinstall a few times because I forgot the relief cuts for the steering arm plus the transom was rubbing on the top of the steering arm. The last issue I found was I had to cut an angle off the bottom of the transome where the Y pipe mounts because it was too close for a socket to fit the bottom mounting screws. 20211002_190615706_iOS (1).jpg
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So finally get to drop the motor in! Took the motor of the make shift engine stand I used while it was sitting for so long. I did shoot some fog spray in the cylinders and rotated the motor crank to make sure everything was still free moving since it had not be used in over10 years and all looked good!20211003_170045150_iOS.jpg

Just raised up the motor and backed the trailer in place. Had it leave the back of the engine hoist on the concrete for the extra elevation and put wood blocks on the front arms. I had to do that when taking it out to clear the back of the boat so luckily remembered I needed to do the same to put it back in.
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Pushed the limits of the engine hoist but she made it over the back! As I dropped the motor down had to pull the trailer up to get the back motor mounts to line up.
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And got it bolted up. It did look like the right front engine mount is right against the lip where the floor meets the mounts, will probably have to do some modification there. Went ahead and bought the engine alignment tool so hopefully everything will line up correctly. My biggest fear at this point would be if the motor mount are too high to align the engine properly. I would hate to have to cut into them to make adjustments.
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