Found my Motor... and another v20

[jamesbalog]

well i found my used motor i was looking for its a 1981 merc 200hp with 417 hours on it. Compression read 125,130,125,125,125,125.

The motor happened to be attached to another center console v20. Even crazier was my dad and Godfather bought this boat brand new in 1981. i thought it looked like it and it was confirmed by the serial number on the motor and the hull ID number... the old boat found its way home


the hull is trashed, transom is pretty much gone. i was surprised the motor didnt rip off it on the way home. the floor is soft and i didnt bother to look at the stringers.... so V20 community if anyone is looking for a project i have a hull that i will give you for free once i get the motor and anything else i want off of it.. you would just have to bring a trailer...

happy i am, should be back in the water by next week... if swapping motors goes as smooth as i hope
also have a 1988 johnson `175 as a parts motor that wil be cheap until i start ripping parts off for Ebay

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i381/jbalog30/Mobile%20Uploads/20140831_202055_zpskqkcmvp7.jpg (http://s1091.photobucket.com/user/jbalog30/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140831_202055_zpskqkcmvp7.jpg.html)

[spareparts]

17 hours?????
what color stripe is on the cowl?

[spoggy]

Happy to see you found one!

[jamesbalog]

17 hours?????
what color stripe is on the cowl?

417 sorry i had a typing error on that one and blue stripe

[spareparts]

I need a brown stripe 200 as a twin for mine.

[phatdaddy]

nice find.

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo214/gls216/DSCF0481-1.jpg (http://s377.photobucket.com/user/gls216/media/DSCF0481-1.jpg.html)

come get it,spare i'll repaint the stripes

[smokeonthewater]

James, where are you located?

Phat, You seriously wanna sell that motor?

[jamesbalog]

south amherst ohio.... about 30 miles west of cleveland

[bradford]

I know I'm too sentimental, but I'd let her retire to the yard until I felt like a project.

[jamesbalog]

I know I'm too sentimental, but I'd let her retire to the yard until I felt like a project.

id like to, and i still may do that. just depends if i want to listen to whining about the boat sitting in the yard everyday until it gets fixed.

[bradford]

id like to, and i still may do that. just depends if i want to listen to whining about the boat sitting in the yard everyday until it gets fixed.


You allow whining?

[cfelton]

Good luck on your new to you motor! I wish you were closer I'd take that extra hull off your hands. I've always wanted to redo a cc.

[jamesbalog]

You allow whining?

as soon as she finishes these last few classes she is in line to make 6 figures.... i deal with the whining

[jamesbalog]

update with the boat. we are switching the center consoles as well as the motors. The wiring underneath the console has needed redone on the 1990 hull for awhile and the wiring looks nice under the 81s console plus is has a nice newer fuse box in it. we figured it would be easier to just switch the helms insted of pulling all the guages and controls out and switching them over. we will see how it goes.

last night we pulled everything we wanted off of the 81 hull and unbolted the center console/ took the steering helm off of it. we also took all the cables off of the motor and it is ready to be unbolted and lifted.



plans for tonight is to get the center console/controls and motor off the 81 and get her out of the way.

then hopefully between thursday and friday we can get the console and motor off of the 90 hull and switch them up, run the controls and do a little rewiring and be ready to go

[smokeonthewater]

You are too far away for me to come get the hull BUT if you feel like sending out a part or two I need the foot well for my console and maybe the access door in front of/ under the splash well.

[spoggy]

James, are you willing to part with the bowrail? I'd like to see if it would work on my '77 V20 cuddy.

[jamesbalog]

James, are you willing to part with the bowrail? I'd like to see if it would work on my '77 V20 cuddy.

im sure we could work something out, tried to pm you but it says you dont accept them.

shoot me an email [email protected]

[spoggy]

im sure we could work something out, tried to pm you but it says you dont accept them.

shoot me an email [email protected]
I fixed it.

[spoggy]

Thanks for the bow rail!