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Rick, put a thermostat in your motor, you cylinders will thank you for it.

So are the mains and wrist pin bearings. The rule of thumb for us 4-stroke guys is that if it frees up as it cools down, it's a cylinder seizure. If it freezes up solid as it cools, it's a spun bearing. Since you don't have babbit bearings, this doesn't really apply to you. It is possible to...

I/O's are a wonderful thing for many reasons. Primarily, YOU can fix them. Screw the dealer. Secondly, parts is cheap. You can buy a brand new 260hp Chevy 350 for $1200 and spend about $70 to marinize it.

160-165 for raw water cooled and 160-195 for fresh water cooled. The hotter you can run it, the better. But, since raw water systens are non-pressurized, they cannot operate at 195 because there will be localized hotspots above the boiling temp of water at 212 degrees. At 16 psi with coolant...

The Formula and Bertrams of the era were all built off of the Seabird hull. The Albermale is like the grandson of the Seabird.

The Formula and Bertrams of the era were all built off of the Seabird hull. The Albermale is like the grandson of the Seabird.

Want that same hull for $500? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/24ft-twin-i-o-Sea-Bird_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ63726QQihZ002QQitemZ4649508929QQrdZ1#ebayphotohosting Those Chevy 250 inch motors are good engines, rated for about 165 each.  Throw out the old stringer drives and put some Volvo...

Want that same hull for $500? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/24ft-twin-i-o-Sea-Bird_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ63726QQihZ002QQitemZ4649508929QQrdZ1#ebayphotohosting Those Chevy 250 inch motors are good engines, rated for about 165 each.  Throw out the old stringer drives and put some Volvo...

I used to subscribe to the bigger motor may get better milage because it doesn't have to work as hard. Now, I have a better understanding of the dynamics of a running engine. There are 3 major reasons diesel engines get better fuel economy than gas engines. They have higher compression ratios...

I used to subscribe to the bigger motor may get better milage because it doesn't have to work as hard. Now, I have a better understanding of the dynamics of a running engine. There are 3 major reasons diesel engines get better fuel economy than gas engines. They have higher compression ratios...

I just sanded mine.  I did it with a 25 pack of 60 grit discs for a random orbit sander.  A circular sander or dual action would have probably been faster. I've been grinding fiberglass recently, that is a messy job.  I found a bit of a problem while doing some fuel tank work.  There was a...

I've got a boat with the same outer skin as a V20 and a 350 Chevy power plant.  The construction of the boat is entirely different, this one uses a composite hull. You can kind of see the scum line in this picture.

I've got a boat with the same outer skin as a V20 and a 350 Chevy power plant.  The construction of the boat is entirely different, this one uses a composite hull. You can kind of see the scum line in this picture.

I personally don't like precious metal fine wire spark plugs, especially the iridium plugs. Sure, they last 3x as long, but cost 4x the price. For someone like me who changes their own plugs, this doesn't make financial sense. Fine wire plugs electrodes, kind of like sharp edges in your...

I personally don't like precious metal fine wire spark plugs, especially the iridium plugs. Sure, they last 3x as long, but cost 4x the price. For someone like me who changes their own plugs, this doesn't make financial sense. Fine wire plugs electrodes, kind of like sharp edges in your...

I haven't seen the charts that come on this unit, but there isn't a slot for a memory card so you can upload new ones.  The base charts on my SeaCharter had only a few buoys.  I don't know that this one would show depth lines or anything on it.  One thing, if you do buy the SeaCharter 480DF for...

Most any GPS will do that, including that one.  You can go to the Eagle website and download emulators that function exactly like the real unit.  I have a Eagle SeaCharter 480DF.  It cost $350 and is an extremely capable unit.  It is a grayscale version of the Lowrance LMS-337c and maintains all...

I don't know about your V20, but my V20 style hull hardly ships any water at all. That bow flare really knocks things down.

Forgot to mention the battery life, I charge my camera something like once a month.  It's amazing considering the last one only got about 30-45 shots on a charge.  This one gets 350-500 depending on resolution.   The video quality is excellent as well.  I just looked up the price, it isn't as...

I use a Fuji FinePix F10.  It was pretty expensive when I bought it, but the price should be down some now.  I bought it for its low light capabilities.  I wanted to be able to take pictures in enginerooms without the flash.  You get much better detail without the flash. This is with the flash...