anyone have a 470

[wellcraftv20step]

looking for a 470 mercruiser to repower my 89 v 20, please let me know if anyone's got one, thanks john,

[spareparts]

don't know how to get from there to you, but I know a guy n Texas that has a complete 4.3 motor/transom/drive for sale(you probably get the boat to go with it) pretty cheap. The boat was running, but the floor and stringers are bad and he decided to sell the parts rather than repair

[wellcraftv20step]

thanks spare! i think i just found a 1989 470 Pa. lake engine where i am on long island, just sitting here getting up the nerve to pull the trigger on the deal. this guy did a swap for a 4.3 and thats how he came about this engine. what i like about this deal is that the guy i'm buying the motor from is going to install it for a winter price and says he can sell my 3.0 with no problem. just thinking aloud,

[spareparts]

you should replace the gear ratio in the drive when you do the swap(1.98 to 1.84), but that being said, you will probably be fine just swapping props, try a Mercury Mirage prop to hold all that torque, go up at least 2 numbers in pitch from what you are running now

[wellcraftv20step]

thanks spare. what prop should i use. i am runnig a 15.25 x 15 with the current 3.0 motor, thanks,

[spareparts]

17 mirage would be a good start