http://www.seriousoffshore.com/forum...0850#post10850

So anyway.... the engines came out this week and are completely disassembled. Come to find out.... very unlikely that they were really Cobras.
They were mismatched. One had nice pistons, rods. One had regular GM.
Both cranks are spun. Most likely one went.... and then the other one went on the ride back in. One of them (probably the one that started the chain reaction) lost an oil pump combo screen/pickup and was probably sucking air at time of steep hull angle.

Guessing one lost oil pressure and spun the bearing.

Heads look good. We'll see.

Way too big dominator carbs have to go.
Declined a pair of blower motors today.

Drives are off and u joints, shafts and gimbals are lovely.

Hey, fund,

Any new update on your Apache Brave?? Why did you decline the blower motors?, just curious. Anyway, I've been following this boat since the beginning and kind of wanted to see how you were getting on for power...

Regards,
Julian

Report from the machine shop:

2 bad blocks.
3 bad heads.
1 sort of bad head.

New blocks and new heads it is.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Sorry to hear that John, have you found replacements? or what are you thinking of doing now!!!

Either small blocks or turbines, depends on what people on OSO recommend.

Raylar 550's!

Im voting briggs and stratten, why be like kool aid drinking sheep when you can be a trend setter???

Ask Andy, John, he will set you on the right track, that ass has a way to spend your money even thought he has non, lets see what he has to say before you move one, just wait he will respond!!

That's ok. I went into it with my eyes open. I mean, it's not like I spent upwards of 40k thinking that the engines were fine only to get it home and they pooch.
I knew that power was an issue.

However, I will accept your free jet ski offer to make it right, since you did say that they were rebuildable, and they are not.

LOL, I paid less than $30K.

This is getting a little old don't ya think.