Mine are just like yours and I've never had an issue with them. They've worked fine for 32 years.
They're going to sink her off Walton County Florida. They're just doing the prep work in Mobile.
They should run a long time at that horsepower output. The truck version was 318 and was good for a half million miles before needing a top end...
We do a similar trip several times a year but we run at about 8.5 knots except for when we slow down to troll. It's 130 miles from our house to...
The Post is comfortable trolling and holding on station for bottom fishing and should be faster and more efficient than the Hatteras but the...
Did you check with Michigan Wheel?
Try Kimerling truck parts in Birmingham. They used to have a big junk yard.
Mine has measured from 3/4-7/8 at 4 different places from aft of the engines to midship.
You can, but it will be somewhat larger by the time you get it prepped for welding. Still much better than replacing part of the hull.
You can't see the turbine blades without removing the turbocharger or the exhaust elbow. What you see when you remove the airsep is the...
Mercury made that motor with a 20" shaft, you should be able to find one with a bad power head pretty cheap.
I have a Skeeter 20' Bay boat with an adjustable jack plate and never had a problem with it. It raises the motor 3" above the transom and aft of...
Do you have a separate batttery at the helm for your electronics?
I saw that this morning, this could get ugly.
316 would last a while but it would be expensive.
You will want to make sure there haven't been modifications to the fuel system but on my 93 46' the forward tank (300 gal) feeds the port engine...
Don't skip Dry Tortugas.
I've never heard anything good about the fishing there, know they catch a lot of barracuda. There's some good fishing a couple of days south of...
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There's a nice looking 53 for sale in Bradenton, advertised by a reputable broker, if this deal doesn't work out.
