Can't wait to see you guys when you're all finished up. They will be some nice runners for sure.

Thanks Chris!

Fuking msd

Yep. These are much older (from when MSD was good) so hoping something is just wired wrong. I told him we should just take the MSDs out but he’s adamant about keeping them.

Well that was a pain! The first one anyway.

I was hoping to be able to get one in mostly dressed but that wasn’t going to work. In the end everything on the front had to come off. Nothing like having to do a bunch of work twice.

It had been a while since I’d had everything apart so it took some time to trust the stack of the washers at the transom/transmission. Fortunately, Rookie confirmed that I had it right. It took a lot of trying to get everything lined up but once we figured it out, it went easy. The second engine took all of a half hour to get in bolted up.

I’ll probably have her running by the end of the weekend. Can’t wait!

Some pics…


Prep the day before. Virginia Beach has an ordinance that prohibits having trailers in driveways. Had to get it all done before someone complained.


Nice and clean with fresh paint. When it’s wet, it’s a skating rink. Ask me how I know. Don’t mind those blue butt connectors. I have a new weather pack connection ready to replace that.


Getting there!

This is awesome Tom, you really nailed it with the build and clean up buddy. I’ll see you (and the blue butt connectors) soon!

Thanks Josh! Going to play with her this weekend. I really think I can have them both running by Sunday.

Closer. The new hard-wall hoses are making it a total ***** to get the raw water pumps back in. I also have some slight exhaust alignment issues with the AFR heads but should be okay.

Nice to have some power and music playing while working.

Once I’m sure that all my fuel fittings are leak-free, I’ll put the port engine’s exhaust on.

I also ordered my Innovate DLG-1 wideband. I need to do some gauge moving to fit it.

- fuel gauge will move to hour meter slot.
- hour meters will be in the bilge with their respective engine.
- volt meters will be combined into one with a toggle to check charging (not sure where it’s going, maybe depth finder hole and take depth readings from GPS?).
- oil temp gauges will go where the volt meters used to live.


I need to do some paint touch-up. This was taken Sunday night. I’ve gotten a lot farther than what’s here.

Tom for your slight exhaust alignment issues try looking into these, Shields Hump Connectors, they also make a double.
Shields 220S Series, Silicon Hump Hose Connector, Molded Silicone (go2marine.com)
Boat is looking good.

Spensive!! Lol

The good thing is that I’d only need two. The even banks seem to be close enough. Less tail pipe length.

Thank you sir!