We are restoring a '58 28-foot Express. It originally had 327 cu. in. Nash V-8s. Photos are posted at http://imageevent.com/shaggy/roamer My...
Yes the 2 cycle 6-71 can counter rotate. I don't think that's an option for the newer Cummins.
I'm deducing that instead of "2.91 to 1", this should read 1.91 to 1? In reading the Velvet Drive literature, it appears the 1.91 ratio is the...
That is a really helpful tip, both on why to not run a transmission in reverse, and how to get by with 2 like-turning engines. So, the best...
This is all great input. Thank you! Getting rid of the reduction gear would make engine fitment easier, but it's looking like reduction is...
pictures are posted at http://imageevent.com/shaggy/roamer The struts are corroded some. I inted to weld up the pits. It wouldn't be too much...
Current engines are 225 hp Nash/Gray marine V-8s with 2.59 reduction Velvet Drives. I want Cummins 6BTs. I haven't determined final horspower...
Is whipping a factor of shaft length as well as diameter? My shafts are only 5 feet long; shorter, I expect, than the larger boats. I am...
My new engines may not exceed the original horsepower, but will exceed the original torque.
Thanks for the tip! I am a proud new member of boatdiesel.com. I look forward to learning more from the reference material there. I'd like...
I wondered if bushings could seize that way. I wanted to put bronze bushings in the rudder logs, but refrained for fear rust between the bushing...
When installing more powerful engines and/or bigger props, how do you determine when it is time to go to larger larger diameter prop shafts?...
Where can you get new bushing for the prop shaft support strut and how do you get the old bushings out? It looks like the bushing is metal with...
I want to make sure I am getting this. When repowering with enignes that both turn in the same direction, you can change the valve in one of...
I'd be interested in diesel running gear. Are you interested in pricing engines, transmission props and shafts as a package?
Did Cris Craft originally use much body filler on the sides of the hull to make the finish look smoother, or did they pretty much just paint the...
Here is a photo of all that was left of the 35-footer that was cut up in Missouri by the time I got to see it....
11 guage is thicker than 12 guage.
There is some pitting around the lower part of the log (on the water side), but I consider them to be solid. I've cleaned them up inside and out....
The Roamer seems to be put together mostly with bronze or nickel-plated brass wood screws. Many are stripped or missing, and I am having a hard...
