Bilge blower motor is missing the other hose. Boom !

Your photo is too small to really see much.

That's disturbing. LOL. I thought Alpha Ones are only reasonably meant to handle small block amounts of torque....maybe that's why they only did that for 3 years. Hah.

That package was called a MAgnum too. Doh ! 80's where tough with allot of things, not just boats.

Hey good eyes SB!

I smelled the fumes. THat is what I do during the day, smell fumes.

The 3 year deal was because they where transitioning away from the TRS drive (which had a transmission) to the Bravo, which does not have a transmission.

It's not routed right either. Proper bilge blower rigging and operation can and will save your and others life or skin.

Ask and you will receive...just getting the hang of this image hosting thing. This is the biggest photo I have...
I'm a gonna do some reading up on bilge motors then! Thanks for the tips thus far!

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Like pretty much everyone else has come to the conclusion I'd bet anything it's a 454. Not real real rigged either. Indication engine prolly was in and out frequently. Salt water boat if I was to guess also. My gut instinct unless you can figure on an engine right from the get go then I'd pass. At times in the past I use to like those sleeper stroked engines with 454-330 stickers however I doubt this be the case. Just looks like a poorly maintained if at all boat with issues that's why it was traded in. Just my 2 cents

14 Apache had a very valid point also regarding the exhaust. 1)just doesn't make sense to go through the expense of a 572 and have stock exhaust manifolds. 2) perhaps he did a quick sale on aftermarket exhaust to recoup some monies before trade in. 3) I can't imagine what the exhaust valves look like as well as the Pistons if those were the manifolds used. Heat builder! Also some wire loom clamps not screwed down and hose clamps don't line up and mismatched, wires hanging, throttle and shifter cables look freshly thrown in without being secured, exhaust host cut with a utility knife, clamps not on straight. etc. You get the idea.

meticulous detail says a lot about a boat and so does non detail. It's a trade in for a reason. Guy didn't want anybody coming back on him. I've owned a dozen boats and never traded one in.

How much for the boat? This boat has the name got screwed on it. There is nothing in the picture that shows the guy will spend the money on a 572 zero.