Cool thread/cool boat brought back to life. Looking forward to watching your progress. I'm also in the process of bringing back a 1984 Checkmate 2800 SX with outboards back to life!!

I can see all the other pictures, but not the ones in this post.

This will be a fun thread to follow. You have to stay motivated, you have an audience watching now!

Do you have a thread going?

I don't understand big blocks not fitting in your boat , should call Steve at Velocity to check that information . He is always happy to talk to owners of his boats , old or new

We hope to be a part of the project soon.

XT

Yes, here's the link to my restoration thread:
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/c...storation.html

Big blocks WOULD fit if I were willing to re-rig everything. When the boat had relatively mild 355's it ran in the 70's. I can build 427 ci, 585hp small blocks for about 7k each. Use all my existing stuff (exhaust, etc...), save a bunch of weight, and still be able to change the spark plugs without pulling the motors!!

Going with alum. heads and building an all alum. hatch. Should lighten the boat a lot.

For the money, I get a lot of horsepower and save a lot of rework.

Want to talk about getting bolsters going. 440-225-4104.

I had sc 572's in my old 30 and it was tight but workable , the boat had big block turbo's before we swithched to super chargers . Very fast and fun to own , mine ran into the teens

I've always said "It's not how much HP you have but how well your boat is built and how well the setup works!" I know alot of guys that have built big horsepower boats (both I/O and outboard) and they're constantly breaking things and out of the water. Build it right, set it up right and enjoy boating. At the end of the day, it's not how fast you went for a few minutes...it's coming back to the dock after a full day of boating under your own power!!