Chris Craft 501 on the hard 3years

Usually had 6V92s.
How much are you getting paid to take over this money pit??

Encouragement ??
Run Forest,, Run !!

However, I have been wro,, wr,, wron,, near incorrect before.
Give some of the other members here a chance to respond.

While were waiting,, do you have a web ad for the boat we can look at and review?

Some of these projects have happy endings and I have been in the middle of a few of them. Can you share anymore information with us? Is the hull sound, are the decks solid? What engines and gears does she have? Generator? Any electronics left on board?

Darn that is/was/is? a pretty boat.

I luv Detroits. Maintained well, they can last.
It's those damm 6V92s and wet liners that scare me from sitting for 3 years.
Plus, what kind of life did they have before?

I recall one of our members is still looking for a real DDC 92 TIA piston kit.
Another guy in Melbourne FL is pulling his out of a Tiara. Can't keep them running.

Price out a QSM11/ZF packages (best replacement package that comes to my mind). Subtract that from a low, average sold price.
IMO, even if the 92s are running, they are still time bombs without a clock face.

Now, If you luv the layout and you are a DIYr, Look at this one;
https://www.boattrader.com/boat/1988-chris-craft-constellation-501-9229785/
https://www.boats.com/power-boats/1988-chris-craft-constellation-501-9229785/

Every single system will have to be worked on, engines and gen are only part of the problem. Air con (expensive), heads, fresh water, controls, etc etc.

as to the engines, plan for a 100k+ repower. This is a $50k boat and it may be generous.

I wouldn't let the engines be the determining factor in the decision making process. Lots of us run the 92 series Detroits with no issues at all, you just don't hear about the trouble free engines..

Those are 550hp 6V92TAs in this C Craft.
I remember some silver 6V92s in a commercial boat many, many years ago.
Naturals in a recreational boat would not make sense.
You want naturals, you stay with 71s. You want max performance per lung (why 92s exist), you order 92 Ti or TA or TIAs.
Whatever a 92 or 53, sitting for 3 years and no telling what condition the wet liner O rings were in before,, No thank you..

I'm starting to think about that Botetrader ad.
Shee ee tt
I'm just to old to jump on that.
Like I said, QSM11s and a fixer - upper. That boat could pay for itself.

The 8.3s would work very fine.
The 11s would fly.
The HP to weight ratio on the 11s just impresses me. I'm eager to go water skiing behind these.
You get to go first.

This could be entertaining;
Resolute" is hull #1 of approximately 40 Chris Craft 501's built between 1987 and 1990. She has enjoyed the benefit of good stewardship to include covered shed storage on the Upper Chesapeake Bay. Engines have under 1000 original hours."
I read this, #1 boat, 1987 model, under 1000 hours on the engines.
Somebody missed a zero in their typing, full of stuff, hell of a barn find, hell of a dock queen or had a real nice time travel experience.
Still, I would engage a sale with this boat vs this threads topic.