Remember when this used to be a .....

[Greg G]

Can you guys help ID the following ....................

[HydroSkreamin]

Thats a lot of work, looks good!

Thanks, Capt, means a lot coming from you. Now if it would just work like it's supposed to...

[HydroSkreamin]

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Hmmmm....I have a picture just like it on my phone....came after these...

[Instigator]

Even with input/help from experts it still takes huge balls to start a project like that w/no guarantees on the outcome.

Congrats to you!
I LOVE projects like that.

25 yrs ago I was told by many experts that a V-6 OMC looper would NEVER work.
I did the project anyhow and it ran rather well 🤓

BTW, your rig would be really nice w/a single.
It would be BAD ASS w/twins!

Just sayin.......

I do have to give more thanks out to Wildman, John Hice, and Tony Chiaramonte from DCB. All were kind enough to discuss center pods with me. My effort is a culmination of all the input I've received and processed in my brain.

[DangerNewb]

Thanks for the tip, Chaz. I'll take it under advisement...

The right thing is to go 450R? Or twin 400R's?

I'm no expert but if I was considering twins, I'd be thinking of the 300R's for the weight savings over the 400R's. Aren't they close to 150lb lighter per motor? And two of them isn't much different in cost than a single 450 from what I understand.

[Forkin' Crazy]

It was Key Largo.

Remember we decided you should come back the next yr w/the basser and we were going to put a stripper pole in place of your forward casting seat ����

Largo.. DUH!!! Yea I remember what you said about the limp wrists in speedos and roller blades at the other place!

I do remember the guy at the Mexican place heckling us for having Evinrude power. You gave him hell! It was hilarious!

[Merc 2.5]

I try to stay out of the politics on this site. I often find myself writing a whole reply, then just delete it before posting. It's not worth it, not going to change anyones mind these days. People are dug into their ways/side and regardless of facts, stick to their beliefs.

I've always treated this place as my retreat from all of it. I've always found everyone happy to help and share their wisdom. I'm new to this stuff and still have more questions than answers.

Here's my first crack at a nose cone job. Everything is 100% welded, just need to start sanding the filler. Going on the original 2.0 175 on my Hydrostream restoration.

Man u couldn't had said it better , very few times I post in political , and thats just because of all the crap goin on , but I have wrote so,so,so many looong paragraphs and erased em all beacuse by the time I was done typing , I didn't even wanna argue bout it no more , or knowing just gonna lead to more paragraphs. Ill stay with the general boating , tech, and parts for sale lol

[oldschoolltv]

Done that many times.

[FUJIMO]

...should be part numbers stamped on them. you can value them that way, by looking up the price on them. also, omc and mercury used to have a "where used" listing for part numbers. find an older merc or omc dealer that still has those lookups.

[Greg G]

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Thanks. I opened a closet hoping to find a new 300R and all I got was a bunch of greasy thrust washers! This boat stuff will kick you when you aren't looking.

[99fxst99]

I try to stay out of the politics on this site. I often find myself writing a whole reply, then just delete it before posting. It's not worth it, not going to change anyones mind these days. People are dug into their ways/side and regardless of facts, stick to their beliefs.

I've always treated this place as my retreat from all of it. I've always found everyone happy to help and share their wisdom. I'm new to this stuff and still have more questions than answers.

Here's my first crack at a nose cone job. Everything is 100% welded, just need to start sanding the filler. Going on the original 2.0 175 on my Hydrostream restoration.

Looking at this reminded me of doing a pair of Bob's nosecones on my twin 200hp Seebold. The filler was about 3/8" thick around the oil drain holes. I used a short (cut off) 3/8-16 socket head bolt with the o-ring on it as a drain plug. Spaced out just right and the socket head did not create any ill effects. Then the oil could be drained as a normal unit.
Not sure why the pics loaded sideways.....

[tnelsmn]

That’s a good idea of just using a socket head bolt for the drain plug. I was thinking of welding on a piece of 1/2” stainless bar stock to the factory plug to sort of extend it to the proper length. A cut down bolt sounds like a hell of a lot less work.

[baja200merk]

Personally, with what’s going on w/covid, I find it difficult to put the amount of thought into my projects as normal.
When our government puts the rules in effect that they deem, “mandatory”, that we may not agree with, much of science also debates......, to put companies out of business..., decisions made by people that have no experience on anything but being in control, surrounded by yes men.

So I too am guilty of interjecting politics into this thread.
I see a lot in our area (central Ohio) I don’t like.
The Mrs is ready to move, to a state that allows the freedoms we used to have, run by people that hold people accountable while allowing us decide what’s right for our (my) family.
She is following this crap closely so it’s always a subject at the dinner table.

So yeah, I miss having this site as my release from reality, even if for a while.

So do I hit “new posts” and ignore the covid/political posts, be selfish (???) for still wanting to play w/boats or read/participate in the informative threads that Paul and others takes the time to post?
When I ignore them I feel guilty for not doing more to fight for my country.

Mentally, I need the release.
Off this site, I fight the good fight and always portray a positive mental attitude in front of the wife even when I just want to throw something against the wall!

First one is an Aprilia jug and chamber. So yes , small bore and digital pictures sometimes make for some skewed, out of proportioned images ..

I got the chambers anodized first. Then daddy-O said .. I was .015 to close for his liking .. 3.854 / 3.3 / base piston machined for 3.0L Merc ... on roids.

The heads are strong billets , the water came from too many Cypress Garden's type wheelies ...

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I do need a little closure on this ... and if I'm wrong, certainly willing to put my hand in the air. Dad taught me long ago, it's the basis of becoming a man.

So when they closed off racing in Jasper at 5:00 PM :

1) Did the racers say, even though I'm on a roll and can win this thing .. I think we should stop so I can eat dinner , get a good night's sleep , and start fresh tomorrow in over time.

2) Did the DSRA say, even though we can finish this today. We are going to make everyone stay another day .. because we can.

3) Or was it the Democrap mayor of Marion County .. that said . I have a Ninja-19 Curfew in place, so I can be seen as just another libtard mayor.

Gary u bringing that boat down to the keys to run...

Building a few cool things this winter I would post so I could be told I'm doing it rong and/or need to buy a fourstroke Mercury that weighs more than my boat so I'll just keep it among friends.

#METOO!!! I have to finish my SS2000/280SS rigging first though!

It won't be the first time for the SS to be in the Keys!!! Key West: Watched the Christmas boat parade, docked at the Mexican restaurant and ate, and then docked at the Caribbean Club (the one from the movie).

Idle speed only on the way to the condo with slips!...

I have to admit I skipped this post after reading the first page....

But I’m glad to see the usual suspects back at it

[baja200merk]

Done that many times.

Matt sorry my fat fingers.... your supposed to be roped into that also.

[LakeFever]

We watched this movie last night called the social dilemma which explains most of the modern day polarization issues. Social media has corrupted the ability to think for most people because the algorithms that choose what content to show you does not know right from wrong and fake stories get viewed six times more than true stories so left/right if your on social media your being schooled by a computer to keep looking at the screen at mostly fake bs because your the product and the longer you stare at those sites the more $ they make. Truth/right/wrong has nothing to do with it