I knew it sank but didn't know that it sat wet for a long period of time. It would take several years to cause that though.

I never laid eyes on the boat when it went for sale the first time several years ago, before the owner whose son put made a dirty martini out of it; BUT a member here went to inspect it with 3 other boaters/members. He did not like it's condition, and came to us to build/buy a new one instead.

I'm not sure on specific timeframes, but I'd have to guess that its been about 4-5 years since it was a running boat.

Looking for motors now!! Anybody have any leads?
Budget is $10-$20k for a pair of motors. 500-650HP

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...-ready-go.html

Yeah saw those...am thinking of those or found a set of higher hour 500EFIs for a couple $K more...

I like efi, so am un-sure if I want to go to more HP carb! Opinions?

if i were you i would buy this http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o46535-en.html use it until the at is ready for power and swap everything over and unload the boat and trailer for what you can get..has everything including new steering..

+1 Rob's engines sound sweet and he really looks after his gear.

EFI is nice, but I would take the extra HP and lower hours.

A well tuned carb engine will idle and perform like an efi. They are also very simple to troubleshoot issues without the need for a scan tool.

Some good insight!

What about converting to SSM3?

I found a deal on a turn key boat. 750HP EFI Procharged 540s, hubber 1300s with SSM3s turning 31P 4 blades...

Would it be worth swapping the drivetrain in? Or just find stock power and drives?