Ottawamerc
Member
- Mar 23, 2016
- 74
- Boat Info
- 1987 model on a Karavan tri axle trailer pulled by a 2016 F250 7.2L XLT
- Engines
- 7.4 Mercruiser
Hi Guys
I changed the motor and drive on my boat, see previous posts. Just a refresher it had a 350 with a Alpha drive. Those that have similar set ups know that its under powered, so I installed a 454 and Bravo 1 drive. These boats were offered with these sets so no biggy right? I also knew I would be into more dead weight with the larger motor and drive. So what I have now is: on the original set up the water level was 3-4" below the top most portion of the gimbal and now the entire gimbal is under water! Now add full fuel and water etc. and I realized that I was coming VERY CLOSE to having water intrusion through the risers. I added 3" extensions to the risers and added some relief but its still closer than I like. So question to those out there who have this boat and set up or had it, was yours like this too?
Looking forward to the reply's.
I changed the motor and drive on my boat, see previous posts. Just a refresher it had a 350 with a Alpha drive. Those that have similar set ups know that its under powered, so I installed a 454 and Bravo 1 drive. These boats were offered with these sets so no biggy right? I also knew I would be into more dead weight with the larger motor and drive. So what I have now is: on the original set up the water level was 3-4" below the top most portion of the gimbal and now the entire gimbal is under water! Now add full fuel and water etc. and I realized that I was coming VERY CLOSE to having water intrusion through the risers. I added 3" extensions to the risers and added some relief but its still closer than I like. So question to those out there who have this boat and set up or had it, was yours like this too?
Looking forward to the reply's.