Dodge- so easy, at least when doing just 1 angle change: use a cut off (metal chop) saw, cut through the riser (both pipes) 90 deg within a couple of inches of where the tail is welded to the riser. Next on your elbow piece, cut your outside pipe back 1/2", so your weld shop or you can tig your inner pipe back in with the cut angle you desire, then weld your outer pipe back on with the same cut angle. Notes- to cut back your outer pipe, use a hose clamp as your guide. Use dermal cut-off wheels (you'll need about 3 per side) and cut around the outer pipe using the hose clamp as your guide. Finish your cut ends buy carefully (don't press real hard) on the side of your chop saw blade. In the elbow end (ouster pipe) you will have to clean that cut up with a file. Just the dremel with the guide makes a very nice cut. Have your welder tig it up and you are done. Lastly, go to the hardware store and get the Dico gray polishing stick and cotton polishing wheel for your bench grinder and you'll never pay to have anything polished again - its amazing how fast and easy this is albeit a little messy. Don't wear a nice shirt.

btw- I would pay my very good welder less than $150 for this.

I just want to know who the sadistic bastard is that is charge of sharpening the hose clamps with an angle grinder before installing them on boats..lol...

Coming into the home stretch
 

Gave it a quick between the bunk paint job today, plan to jack it up off the trailer at the end of the season and do it right for next season.

http://forums.iboats.com/filedata/fe...6069&type=full

Installed the turns downs and readjusted the engine mounts for a better alignment. Having of time waiting for the hose I find myself tweaking things

http://forums.iboats.com/filedata/fe...6255&type=full

Uncrated the drive and was looking for the serial number, all I found was this tag

http://forums.iboats.com/filedata/fe...6353&type=full

Just above the Mercruiser label there is small print which sates "Serial Number" but there is none there. On the other side it has "Drive Ratio" which is also blank.
Kinda figured that info would be there. Might give Gavin Marine a call to find out why it's not there

http://forums.iboats.com/filedata/fe...6543&type=full

Made me a tool to adjust the engine mounts easier. Not enough room to use a full length 1 1/16 wrench, but after you bend it a couple times t works pretty good. Like those cheap Pittsburg tools for such mods

http://forums.iboats.com/filedata/fe...6675&type=full

A few more war wounds for the tight quarters

http://forums.iboats.com/filedata/fe...6801&type=full

Contacted Gavin Marine and they bought an upper and a lower from Merc and put them together, this is why it doesn't have a serial number. I'm sure it's OK but bothers me to find out now the issue instead of knowing it from the get go.

Love to see the progress. looks good

I need to find out about this black cloud that is following me around. Checked the gear lube it was ok, then put the drive on and the props. A little later I see lube under the drive. Pull the props and it's the inner shaft seal leaking. Sure looks like they didn't pressure test it before putting the lube in. Everything about this project keeps going in the wrong direction. Now get to find out how to get warranty done.

http://forums.iboats.com/filedata/fe...4791&type=full

I always tell myself when my projects are pooping the bed----"if it were easy, everyone would do it!"

Good one LOL

And the saga continues, Just received what Marine Exhaust said was their "flexible" 4 inch exhaust hose, this is as stiff as any hard way stiff hose, no flex to it at all. Then to add a bit more icing they only sent 1 foot. The website indicates that the minimum order is 2 feet and list a price of 50 each. So sounds to me like 50 for 2 feet and 100 for 4 feet and so on. Nope they did me a benefit by only selling me 1 foot.

Do you have hose store near you called coliflower