[SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

[tpenfield]

End of the season for me . . .
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Trailer all set to go . .

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The boat came on the bunks pretty much dead center.

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Backing down my road/driveway was uneventful . . .
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Lots of rain yesterday, so the boat had to take a pee.
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Now for off-season maintenance.

 

[tphoyt]

You will have some spare time on your hands now for fun things.

 

[Scott Danforth]

is the paint coming of the mounting brackets?

 

[tpenfield]

is the paint coming of the mounting brackets?

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No . . . that is the zinc paint (darker color) that I sprayed on it before launching . . . most of it has come off.

 

[tpenfield]

Just ordered my oil change stuff.

11 quarts of oil for each engine + 2 quarts of gear oil.

@alldodge . . . my steering goes 4 turns lock-2-lock (30˚ pivot each way)

 

[tphoyt]

Wow that’s a lot of oil

 

[flashback]

It seems You've had a pleasant experience thus far and a well deserved toast for all the effort.

 

[tpenfield]

Wow that’s a lot of oil

Yes, and I noticed that the oil change interval is 100 hours, probably because of the amount of oil. I've always though 50 hours was typical.

 

[tphoyt]

Guessing it holds so much to help with cooling if running hard and long trips?

 

[Pmt133]

Everything seems to be 100 hours last I checked.

Typically the increased oil capacity is more to help with loading of the oil.... Most modern engines have larger sumps than I'm used to. My truck is 6 quarts. The GM LT V8s take about 9. Diesels are 5 gallons plus typically because of all the soot loading on the oil and allows for longer service life in the sump. I grew up with old crap so 5 quarts and a filter was normal.

 

[alldodge]

11 quarts of oil for each engine + 2 quarts of gear oil.

@alldodge . . . my steering goes 4 turns lock-2-lock (30˚ pivot each way)

Verado is 7.4 quarts

Electric steering much better than hydraulic. Down side can you steer if pump doesn't run, found out by accident I can it's just hard

Diesels are 5 gallons plus typically because of all the soot loading on the oil and allows for longer service life in the sump.

My Cummings 6.7 is 3 gallon of full syn and change every 15K

 

[tpenfield]

In addition to the engine servicing and height adjustment, I plan on doing some finish work on the Extension Bracket that I did not have time for this past Spring. . .

• Epoxy coating on the internal areas,
• Some additional fiberglassing around the corner trim pieces
• Additional Fairing/smoothing/glossing of the exterior surfaces
• Some non-skid on the top surface of the E-B.

A couple of nice things that I picked up in this transition . . .

• Ignition Kill Lanyard (the original boat did not have one)
• Garboard Plug (the original boat did not have a plug . . . PITA for winter layup)

 

[Lou C]

and you don't have to scrape the inevitable barnacles all over the transom bracket and outdrives lol. That all by itself saves a lot of time!
Oil qts, my old 1998 Jeep 4.0 takes about 6.5 qts and my 2007 Jeep 5.7 Hemi takes about 7.5 qts. Boat, only 4.5 for the 4.3.

 

[Scott Danforth]

In addition to the engine servicing and height adjustment, I plan on doing some finish work on the Extension Bracket

Underwater lighting?

 

[tpenfield]

Underwater lighting?

Yes, it is on the list

 

[redneck joe]

you got a thru hull on that thing? Good to have a washdown pump - dad put one in on the 19SRV back in the day but had a hose to drop in the water in addition to the one to spray off the boat after a beach day or a bloody salmon.

 

[tpenfield]

It is kind of unusual how small the Honda oil filters are . . .
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I wonder when it gets older will it get bigger.

 

[Lou C]

Ted you picked a good time to pull your boat! We had wicked winds and rain here on Long Island, starting last night into this morning, a classic Nor'easter....it's not going to get better till Sunday afternoon, about 16,000 people didn't have power here on Long Island, although we didn't lose power at all. I think this storm is headed your way....Some guy's boat came off his mooring in my harbor earlier this week, lucky for him it gently landed on the beach if it broke free during this one it might have been a lot worse...
I think oil filters have in general gotten smaller, the older Merc/Sierra etc filters for my 4.3 used to be about a third longer than what they sell now, I have used the bigger WIX ones a few times, they are cheaper too. The old style 4.3 filters are about the exact same size as the beer can!

 

[redneck joe]

most things get smaller when they get older - lack of use...

 

[tpenfield]

Yes, the boat is reporting in safe from the Nor'easter . . .
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The storm is expected to get about this close to the Cape/Islands . . . then it is supposed to track over to your house @Lou C . . .
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Winds peaked out at around 40 mph earlier today . . . all said & done by tomorrow PM
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We were in CA and CT for the past couple of weeks (now back home), so I am glad I pulled it before we left.