time to repower

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by nipper

I received unfortunate news from my mechanic; my mercruiser 4.3 litre V6 is toast.

Nipper, this morning, a little after midnight. you posted some news as "unfortunate"...and certainly understandable...but in the course of this day it's gone from that to launching a whole new direction for your boat, not to mention your "learning-curve" ;D ;D ;D ...great stuff!! 8) ... and glad to hear your transom is solid...MJ's got some good ideas on reinforceing it and even though it's in good shape, it probably could stand some more, specially since the trailering you mention...good luck w/ it...document the process w/ pics and post 'em here...it's a learning-curve for ALL of us!! ;) ;D ...