We posted this on another site by will put some of it here. The Chief engines in my Top Gun had 462 hours on them. No problems during the 8 years they were there. It was time to rebuild / replace. So out they came and off to Chief. They were 800s turning Konrads.

Tommy said he could tune up the power level while there, so 1 thing leads to another. The Konrads had been great, very efficient, and reliable. But, they are rated 800 hp. So we began.

Chief located a set of 6a dry sump, swept backs, Gimbals, and plug in Tailstocks. We picked up the new engines and drives and headed home to convert the boat. My good friend First Gun, volunteered for a few years to glass my transom if I purchased 6 drives, well I took him up on it.

Well First Gun did an excellent job, but wow can he make a dusty mess while working.

He laminated marine plywood with 1708 to create a sheet we cut the plugs from. We were creating a blank transom to worth with. All holes (54) were filled. The 20 year old transom was drier than a Popcorn fart.

We filled and sanded for 3 weeks. The air file is your friend.

The new guys

Sweet!

Go fast, take chances.

Very cool. Looking forward to more pics and speed numbers!

The transom made enough dust to build a hill. Good thing it was not hot here yet. The staggered 90 boat adjacent received a good powder coating,

Looking good! What power level are they at now?