It’s quite the Rube Goldberg setup. If I wasn’t a marine mechanic I never would attempt it. I’ve had pretty good success getting all the parts I need and replacing everything even remotely questionable. I’m anxious for spring to conduct sea trials.Very nice! I have not seen an OMC stringer drive in many years. I am one of the few running a Cobra drive. I can still get most of the parts I need but I have a collection of good used stuff in my garage (spare drive, & transom mount and a bunch of other stuff)...
Light Ford blue. I tried to find OMC blue for that year and it was unobtanium.Crusader blue?
It's a Ford 351W. Reman block and heads with the 1 piece rear main seal.Ford block? Just assumed it was a GM block.
I did. I got the boat and trailer for $1500 so I had some room to expand before it got ridiculous. I did all the work myself. Paying anyone to do that level of restoration would've tanked the project. The new engine stringer was the trickiest but I got through it somehow.It looks like you have done a great job of bringing the old boat back to life. But you had to out some money into it also.