Mine is a gen 4 block early 525sc hits the wall at full throttle like it ain't getting enough fuel

What prop? And what RPM are you maxing out at?

I forgot to mention that I'm running a 26P.

Don't want to high jack pmed you

Some pics... when these were taken, she hadn't been washed in months... she looks a lot better now!

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And a video of the first start up:

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That sounds great wish it wasn't going to be another seven months before we can can got on our boats.

Marc, They do have boat/trailer storage in Florida you know.

Only five months here for me... and that will give some time to go through some things (new gauges, lighting, polishing, tuning).

I'm just happy that I splashed her this year versus waiting until next season. Perfect conditions last Saturday (freezing now).

Just out of curiosity.... have you checked to make sure your carb is opening up all the way?

Tom I'm going to tear it apart in the spring , the problem is it sits so long between seasons . Just sucks because its all there and just not performing . Spring I'm doing the carb , fuel guage , and timing also going to figure out the Outdrive gears maybe tomorrow before it goes to storage. Feeling disappoint here

Ehh whatever worst case another longblock !

Well, spring is right around the corner, and despite the cold, I've been making steady progress on the 242:

1. Compounded and polished back in December. That was a ton of work, but the results were great! At 27 years old, she still looks great!

2. Snatched the B&M 250 off the 454, and sent it over to Midyette Brothers here in Virginia Beach to be gone through (they did a lot of stuff for the Top Alcohol Dragster that I used to be a part of). We measured about 16 thousandths clearance between the case and the rotors/Teflon... (rebuilt my a$$... be careful of what you buy in the Swap Shop)... getting a re-strip and new seals and bearings done with parts from RBS Superchargers. Should be done in the next couple of weeks.

3. While the supercharger is being freshened up, I'm rebuilding the Dean Nickerson 850s that I got with the blower deal (again, be careful of what you buy in the Swap Shop). Going to do them up just right with kits from AED. I'm into the first one now, and should have both knocked out before the end of the week.

4. Gauges... I've got some Gaffrigs to install. Just need senders. It's my understanding that Merc senders work with Livorsi-based gauges. Hoping so because Livorsi wants mad money for their senders. About 33% more than a factory Merc part. My boat is all VDO right now so I know my senders won't work. Out of curiosity... Anyone tried Hardin gauges? They look pretty decent.

5. Audio... I have everything but the sub boxes (they'll be in this week). I ended up going with a full featured head unit versus the media receiver. Stayed with Pioneer, but went with the DEH-X8700BS over the MVH-X380BT. The MVH didn't have the required pre-amp outs and splitting the signals would have caused a low-voltage condition at the amp. The DEH has 6 pre-amp outs that run at 4 volts... sound quality will be much better! I'm going to work on that this weekend.

6. Lastly, exhaust. I'm going to yank the Silent Thunder off, and route the exhaust through it using stainless flex tubing welded to flush tips at the outlets of the Silent Thunder. It'll sound awesome, and still allow the full use of the swim platform. I also have a new (to me) ladder to mount to the platform (thanks DistantThunder!).

Thanks goes out to jmrapp for getting me some much needed odds and ends for finishing up my project!

Parts being delivered to my blower guy Monday... should have it back sometime next week.

Also, got both of my carbs finished up last night. What a PITA! Why do some people feel they have to paint EVERYTHING?! I spent more time scraping paint than anything else!

Ordering the gauges today... thinking Auto Meter is the ticket.

No problem! glad to help finish projects!

Please photo document the silent thunder mod.

TomZ, appreciate the shoutout and it's been good chatting about our builds. Can't wait to see it next time I am down in your area, which might be for the dyno!

Picked up the blower this evening... .002 measured clearance. That's what I'm talking about!! I'll have her back together and running this weekend (new gauge install too... Gaffrig).

Moving right along!!

Did you get different the senders that were talking about?

Yep! I placed one big order with Gaffrig to get everything.

The blower is back on the engine... my back is killing me!

Got some wiring done for my gauges, and installed the new senders. Should be running again soon.

Left to do:

Install amp and speakers
Finish gauge installation
Reupholster bench (ended up with a rip... redoing in white... sewing machine is at the ready).

I finished the LED conversion. Cockpit, cabin, bilge. Really liking how it tuned out though the cockpit is rather bright (might install a dimmer). I stuck with white... nothing fancy. It's functional. I really like how bright the cabin worked out. Just the right amount of light.

Probably taking a break tomorrow being that it's Easter Sunday.

Again, coming along.

Some lighting pics... please excuse the mess. I've been busy! The bilge is a bit of a mess from dealing with the trees on the property (they were cut down... and made a huge mess of everything).

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Looks great TomZ!, I went with the white as well when I redid the lighting last year. Your engine bay is phenomenal, awesome job all around. Hope to see it soon!

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Looking good boys. Can't wait to see your boats in person this summer.

Chris

What lights did you use in the cockpit?

On mine I used a 2W led that was sealed with a convex lense overlay. I removed the sockets from the original Attwood fixtures, and bolted the leds in (the housing is made for installing into panels and is completely weather proof). The light is very bright, and I may install a dimmer on the circuit.

The interior fixtures all use Sylvania led retro for bulbs, and the bilge uses a pair of surface mount 2W (24 led) fixtures. I plan to install a rope light (smd5050, 15-foot strip) along the sides and rear of the bilge. I'll need to measure the wattage of the strip, but with everything running, it'll be far less draw than the original courtesy lighting.

Update... I know some of you have seen me on Facebook's Formula Boat Owners section, but I thought I'd update here.

I finally got the boat out last weekend. Overall both days were good. I ran into some ignition issues, and had to be towed back late Saturday (managed to get her started just before the end of the tow, and ran her up on the trailer under power... that was important!), but it was an easy fix allowing me to get back out for Father's Day.

Before the ignition started acting up, we went to the other end of the small bay we like to hang out at (Broad Bay in VB), pointed her into the wind and let the horses loose a little. It got plenty rough, and my buddy had to put the phone away (our only GPS), but not before seeing 66 MPH... we were still picking up speed at a good rate so I'm pretty confident that we hit somewhere around 70. We never went over 48-4900, and she still had a good amount of throttle left.

Sunday, I cruised easy with my girlfriend, had a nice dinner at Chick's to celebrate Father's Day, and our 1 year first date anniversary. We had a nice moonlit cruise back, and the boat did well.

Couple of things... I had some pretty erratic vacuum reading issues going on, and what seemed to be an occasional miss/shake just off idle to about 1500 RPM. I was thinking that maybe the intake manifold was leaking, and sure enough, I got her apart and found that seven out of eight ports had traces of oil (oilly substance on the intake runners, and a little pooling on the intake valves). I also think that the blower attachment bolts at the rear of the blower housing needed some sealant. Anyway, I'll have her all buttoned back up sometime today.

Next things to do... another polishing session, and then some more upholstery work. I have a set of bolsters from a 353 that need to be redone, and those will go in next season.

Cheers!

Got everything back together... She sounds great, but needs the idle mixtures leaned out just a touch.

I used the combination of Hylomar on the Intake ports and Ultra Black RTV on the water ports to get her sealed up. Hoping this works a lot better than before.

Going to change the oil tomorrow and we'll be boating!