"I have been working all summe
"I have been working all summer on junk. I have only been stranded twice now in 5 trips out. I need a different piece of junk to work on before I go crazy. I currently have a volvo penta aq 170a with a 280/270 ish outdrive on my 22 ft fiberform. It seems to run fine at times but it is just nickel and diming me to death as every time I go out something little breaks. It has good compressions but between the solex carbs, starters, coils, the electrical system, the bellows, exhaust couplings, and every other little mess this nightmare engine has that breaks at a moments notice, I have decided to quit spending my energy and money on junk. As I see it I have a few options; I can get over it and work on junk as the core engine is working still; I can find another inboard engine to convert it over to and use the same outdrive; I can throw it all away and convert the boat over to outboards; I can insure it and pull the plug. I don't have a ton into this boat but I like the hull as it is strong and in good shape. I need some information on what it will take to change this over to a different inboard and what options I have. I have been looking into the outboard conversion and I can say it looks good at the moment. If I can get a good running inboard with a few more ponys than 170 (200 to 250 is plenty) for cheaper than the outboard conversion I would consider it. My outdrive is a 1.89 gear ratio and is working at the moment (but like everything in this mess of a drive system it might not be working tomorrow). My volvo penta dealer has said that nothing matches up with that outdrive and bell housing (he has never seen the boat, I have only told him what I have as I can't afford to talk to him to long) and he thought it might be cheaper in the long run to convert to an outboard. I need advice and ideas. I am not looking at spending 15,000 on a repower as I can find a different boat for that amount. I want cheap and reliable... good luck right
Any and all help is greatly appreciated. By the way, does anybody want a head, exhaust manifold, 6 nightmare solex carbs, and possibly a 280 outdrive. They all have very low time (300-400 hours), compressions in the mid 150's to low 160's the head was professionally rebuilt 20 hours ago, the outdrive upper gear box has been gone through (by my extremely expensive volvo penta dealer) and only has 20 hours on it... Just let me know."
"I have been working all summer on junk. I have only been stranded twice now in 5 trips out. I need a different piece of junk to work on before I go crazy. I currently have a volvo penta aq 170a with a 280/270 ish outdrive on my 22 ft fiberform. It seems to run fine at times but it is just nickel and diming me to death as every time I go out something little breaks. It has good compressions but between the solex carbs, starters, coils, the electrical system, the bellows, exhaust couplings, and every other little mess this nightmare engine has that breaks at a moments notice, I have decided to quit spending my energy and money on junk. As I see it I have a few options; I can get over it and work on junk as the core engine is working still; I can find another inboard engine to convert it over to and use the same outdrive; I can throw it all away and convert the boat over to outboards; I can insure it and pull the plug. I don't have a ton into this boat but I like the hull as it is strong and in good shape. I need some information on what it will take to change this over to a different inboard and what options I have. I have been looking into the outboard conversion and I can say it looks good at the moment. If I can get a good running inboard with a few more ponys than 170 (200 to 250 is plenty) for cheaper than the outboard conversion I would consider it. My outdrive is a 1.89 gear ratio and is working at the moment (but like everything in this mess of a drive system it might not be working tomorrow). My volvo penta dealer has said that nothing matches up with that outdrive and bell housing (he has never seen the boat, I have only told him what I have as I can't afford to talk to him to long) and he thought it might be cheaper in the long run to convert to an outboard. I need advice and ideas. I am not looking at spending 15,000 on a repower as I can find a different boat for that amount. I want cheap and reliable... good luck right