Rebuild Repower

[Slightly_Twisted]

Thanks for the suggestion.

Well I have a few hours today so I decided to try and get the engine off.
The wiring was more of a pain in the *** then the engine. Here are a few pics!

[phatdaddy]

Are u talking merc 150 or new 175 V6. The 150 is around 475lbs. I d get the one with the best dealer presence in your area.

Always been a big fan of the sea drive conversions.

Keep posting progress reports

[Destroyer]

Interesting removal. Never seen a cherry picker (engine hoist) quite like that one before with the triangular feet setup. I like the idea of the center post allowing you to swing the load like a davit crane. How sturdy is that?

[phatdaddy]

D, i think it fits in the reciever on the truck, not just the tripod under the mast.

[spareparts]

just keep in mind, loose Yamaha engines are hard to come by right now(especially over 200 hp), Ive been a big fan of the big 4 cylinder Yamaha, but the newer versions(175, 200hp) have a few issues that are now showing up. The new merc v6 engines are the way to go. A local Scout dealer has been ordering the Merc on some of their boats and compared to Yamaha's on the same model, they run circles around them. The new V6 are almost as light as the 150 4 cylinder from the info I've seen. The down side is there aren't that many of those motors out there right now, and they are commanding a premium(plus a 35% price increase over last years models). I'm not sure if they take mechanical controls or not, but figure in $3000+ for rigging if they are fly by wire. The Suzuki is probably the best bag for the buck, they are heavy though compared to teh compititon. They have a reputation for corrosion issues, but quite honestly, I see just as much corrosion on Yamaha and Merc engines. The difference is how Suzuki handles their warranty, they really let customers down. Regardless of how you go, its still going to cost a bunch of money

[Slightly_Twisted]

Yeah it has two feet on the ground and a bar that connects to the trailer hitch of the truck. It wasn’t bad, it was close to maxing out the weight at that distance. When I install the new engine I’ll get a real hoist so I have more control.

Yeah the engine is going to suck. I’ve been looking and calling tons of places. The used market right now is hard for me. There are no newer used one around here, and if I drive to the coast to pick on up who knows if I can get someone to look at it. The sales are just too rushed, and you may have to walk away after 13 plus hour drive. I know the Suzuki’s are on the heavy side but it saves a few buck, I did get a quote from a mercury dealer for a new 4stroke 175 v4 for 13000. From what I have found Suzuki’s are about 11500 all with out controls. So who knows

[phatdaddy]

Local merc dealer was telling me the other day, v6 s are 3-5 months out. I do think they will take mechanical controls.

Guy down the street just replaced a 06 140 Suzuki with a new 115 Suzuki and loves it. Says he can t tell a lot of difference. The bottom of the block rotted out on his old one.

[Slightly_Twisted]

Got the cap cut off the stern. Was not as hard at I would have thought.

I cut forward a little to get access to the last bulk head and transom knees.
I cut where the rod box was so hopefully it will reduce the fairing when it goes back together.

Going to start cutting the knees and last bulkhead out tomorrow if I have time.

[Slightly_Twisted]

Plugging along, got the transom skin and knees out. the plywood is soaked but man it doesn’t want to come out!! Going to chip away at it for now.

One question the 81CC I rebuilt had foam throughout, this one doesn’t. did wellcraft change that in some years.