TomZ

Engine is in! The hard part is over. Everything should start to happen quickly from here on. I'll definitely be on the water this month!

I need to clean up some things before getting some pics, but I will get some to share.

Matjluk

Updates please !

TomZ

Slow!

I have alignment issues and a broken engine mount stand. I also spent all day Saturday trying to get the Silent Thunder box back on the boat (really thinking about a tubular platform for next year). Anyway, getting there just about. I may not make my birthday deadline though. July 4th perhaps?

A couple of engine shots... proof that it did go in!

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Matjluk

Tom I feel your pain . My guess is if you go to nice exhaust your pipes won't line up with the holes , I'm still dealing with prop issues let me know what prop you go with when you hit the water .

TomZ

I had extensions made for my 496/Gil/Merc risers. I may need to modify them some but need it running to find hot spots first.

Biggest issue at the present (besides mounts and alignment) is the fact that all of my dash switches/breakers broke. All nine of them! The breakers are good, but the covers that hold the toggles on are busted.

We're going to run. 26P Bravo 1 to start. What's up on yours?

79formula

Cant wait to see how this works out.

TomZ

Some updates....

The Formula fell a little to the back-burner over the last month or so. A new girlfriend and lots of summer trips and such will do that!

Here's what's done:

- New circuit breakers for the panels. I went with a set of Blue Sea breakers. They weren't a direct fit, and I had to make them work. Clean install. And they work much nicer than the old ETAs.

- Replaced a the engine mount but still couldn't align. Found that my coupler had just enough wear to make it impossible for the tool to go in. Since the bell housing was off we decided to just use the drive for alignment. Went in smooth as silk on the first try. Done.

- Redid the bellows and all. Mounted the drive. The backend of the boat is done.

Stuff to do....

- Finish some wiring.
- Install the exhaust.
- Bleed hydraulics.

Getting close!!!

oreokid220

Do you still have the old ETA breakers and if so I would like to take them off your hands. Also did you change the ETA switches on the dash because those I will take too. Thanks again and congrats on your boat. I did a major retrofit like you and everytime someone pays me a compliment the smile is worth all the hard work.

TomZ

I trashed everything... they were all wasted. Corrosion had eaten a lot of the metal, and the black covers would fall apart when simply handling them.

Which boat are you working on? Another 242 or?

oreokid220

Mine is a 1988 242LS. Final pieces I am looking for are the plastic windshild moldings to cover the screws and a set of the black plastic storage bins which hang in the engine compartment (not sure if you have ever seen them). Great for bumpers and lines.