Can this mpi be used with a Alpha drive
09-27-2018 | 07:05 PM
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Personally I would pass. Early model and looks to have a good amount of corrosion. Looks like somebody painted over some of the corrosion. How much slop in the gimble?
Does the $ 3,500 include the motor? Even if it does a 330hp 454 with 600 hrs is tired and ready to be tossed.
Does the $ 3,500 include the motor? Even if it does a 330hp 454 with 600 hrs is tired and ready to be tossed.
09-27-2018 | 07:18 PM
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Personally I would pass. Early model and looks to have a good amount of corrosion. Looks like somebody painted over some of the corrosion. How much slop in the gimble?
Does the $ 3,500 include the motor? Even if it does a 330hp 454 with 600 hrs is tired and ready to be tossed.
Does the $ 3,500 include the motor? Even if it does a 330hp 454 with 600 hrs is tired and ready to be tossed.
09-27-2018 | 07:57 PM
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A friend of mine bought a Chapperal with a 454 and a Bravo 1 in excellent shape. A tree had fallen on the boat and jacked up the windshield. The bid he won with wouldn’t get you the trailer the boat was on. Search big block Bravo1 boats for sale on eBay. It’s no guarantee and kind of tricky to win, but I know it can be done. Look at the pictures very closely for clues about condition, because you may not have time to inspect the listing.
09-27-2018 | 09:43 PM
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09-28-2018 | 06:13 AM
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It really would depend how the engine was cared for and operated. By the looks of that drive and boat for that matter I wouldnt get my hopes up. Poor ole rig looks rough. 600 hours under 3k sure shes got life left. 600 hours with 75 percent of them at 5k I'd bet shes getting tired.
Think of it like a drag car. A season on an engine and refresh it. Sure the engine may only have 500 miles on it by the end of the year but they are wide open miles and hard on it.
Think of it like a drag car. A season on an engine and refresh it. Sure the engine may only have 500 miles on it by the end of the year but they are wide open miles and hard on it.
