Finally got my boat together and tried it out today. After a year of working on it replacing transom, stringers and floor. It was a basket case when I got it so I didn't know for sure if the eng and outdrive were ok. Everything worked good, got 46 mph (gps) at 4500 rpm, hit some large wakes at an angle and bounced around. The boat felt solid, no noise and didn't leak a drop of water. What a relief, now to start on the upholstery and make a few repairs to the carb and replace the gimbal bearing. After being in outside storage for 15 years I guess I have to expect the carb to need some work. I got a lot of info from this board to give me the confidence to try this project, very satisfying. Its an 87 Chris Craft 4.3 Omc Cobra. I tried keeping photo records but got lax and only took a few pics.
