Ok, I'll admit, I'm new to the boating world, but am already in love But I am confused and have a few questions, why is my boyfriend taking out his motors before he has new ones?! My other question, he says he needs to get it done in three weeks, can he accomplish it if he works for 1 hour a day? (they're 2 454s... don't ask me any other technical questions, I'm impressed I know what a 454 is!!!)

Thanks!

your bumm'n!...that thing will be apart and he'll be boatless and girlfriendless come summer....at least you got a heads up....you already know what kinda boats you like,, right???

There's a lot of items that need to be transfered to the new motors and it's easier/faster to pull the old ones, remove what needs to be attached to the new ones.
He can also clean the engine compartment, re-rout wires, cables, etc. If he waits till the new ones come in it'll take longer or some things just won't get done.
If he sees that some of the hoses or other items need replacing, he can get them now without running around trying to find them last minute. Also some items might need to be ordered which will slow him down.

It's better to pull them out now, see what you have and what you'll need. A rushed job never goes well.

As for working one hour a day....no.
Some things simply take longer than an hour to accomplish.

Fortunately for me I can run around naked without a boat so our relationship isn't in danger... but thanks for the reply... do you think there is anything I can do to help him (It's not the boat I'm afraid of, it's the repair bill!) I can take apart a car engine and work on it, even put it back together!... is it the same thing?

Sound`s to me like he wants to spend more time in the shop to get away from the ''NAGGING''!

Thought that he just bought the boat at the end of last season? maybe im thinking of some one else.
later

It will be about 8 hours each motor to redress it. About 3 to undress. Naturally, that's assuming that you're not running around naked.

Sounds like your not afraid to get your hands dirty or chip a nail. That's good.
You're right, it is like a car engine only more specialized.

Go ahead, offer to help. I know I wouldn't turn down assistance.
In fact, I have trouble getting the wife to do anything with the boat besides go out in it.

Sound like your wife is as helpful as my girlfriend! She did wash it once, however, did not dry it. It took me more time to get the water spots off then it would have to clean the boat myself in the first place.

We swapped complete 500's in place of complete 502's in about 3 nights working about 4:30 till 11:00