Getting her running

[rebel44]

Thanks for the replies, good thing i asked....

Ok i will disconnect the VRO.

I did the transom test thoroughly and it is rock solid...very...will fix cap.

The motor powerhead was rebuilt by the mechanic who owned it...
i don't think it was run much since the rebuild a couple years ago.

The boat was used as a shrimp boat and has a lot of gouges and scrapes.
The deck is soft in front of the console but not bad. That will be a project for later.
my goal is to get it in the water first..make it pretty after that.

I did find the correct wiring harness with the red plug and an OMC ignition switch
and i got it mostly wired...just need to get a battery and hook that up and test and crank.

I previously rebuilt a delapidated 1973 Winner with 305 OMC inboard..so i know what to expect and i like that sort of pain. It came out beautiful.

The trailor is bad off.

First item i bought was a boat cover.

thanks for being there no doubt i will have some questions in the next few days.

[rebel44]

i called the previous owner.
He ran all the fuel out of the carb before storing the engine.

Does anyone have a wiring diagram for the fuel tank?

Is there a way to verify if it is clean or dirty inside?

[macojoe]

Just start her up!! New gas, the new gas will clean it right up. Don't go looking for trouble!