PCM Excalibur 330 in a Barefoot nautique

I will try to drop it in first, and see how the shaft coupler height is compared to the engine height, and than i will measure the distance at the front.

Ben#155 wrote: Only the raw water pump pulley is very close!

So don't slam on the brakes.

I have some news

Today i tested the boat for the first time in the water!

I have done a couple of hours and everything went okay
The performance is very nice! The ACME 422 seems a nice prop for this combination very nice hole shot max rpm is 5000 TRB thanks for your advice!

the only thing i don't like is the temperature of the left cylinderhead
the temperature is about 95 degrees while the right cylinderhead is about 75 degrees i think the circulation of the coolant is oke.

here is a litle clip from today.

http://youtu.be/xUgdkLw_ELM

sounds good pegged the speedos, have you gps'd it? what was your top speed? wonder when its loaded and towing a footer how fast it will go???

nice setup

Yesterday i did another test. I have my doubs about the advantage of the
1.23 transmission. it has a good hole shot and acceleration is very smooth! The aceleration feels a bit like a stern-drive application.
But the speed at 2000 Rpm is far lower than with the direct drive transmission. At 2000 rpm the higher pitch prop does not compensate the reduction of the transmission because the slip of the prop. I also think that the fuel economy of the direct drive transmission is better. reverse is also very different!

says it's private?

Nice work.

Full throttle it sounds and feels really strong! And yes i,m not scared
for a BFN with a std 454.

I have no Gps, i will try an smartphone with 'Gps' i don't know if that will work. i dont think it will reach the 50. Last year i measured the speed of my ski nautique with an ipad and it was just 40 i guess this will do 45

I like how at about 1:54 in the video, you think it's already maxed out and then it speeds up a whole other level.

The phone gps depends on the phone and the software, the problem is they don't update rapidly so you may miss a few 10ths or may even a whole mph. It will get you in the ballpark though, even my Stargazer will move around about a half mph at the very limit on fast (slightly rough) water. I think it just the boat breaking free and then falling back in. Hard to get them to stay out for very long with the hook, but as rough as you can stand @ WOT seems to be the fatest. The water in that video looked like it should have been that way and a run in each direction will take the wind out of it.

A later direct drive BFN with the 454 is usually good for ~47mph. An earlier version (pre-87) will be a little faster (49-50). Yours looks and sounds a good bit faster than both.

The Garmin eTrex works well and can be found for <$100 here in the US (brand new).

Garmin GPS V has setting for big numbers and is easy to read and can be had for about $50 on ebay.

Put your interior back in...you need at least some weight in the boat or the wake won't appear the same. The real test is how fast it will pull a barefooter while at least 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 people are in the boat.

Fisheye lens on the gopro makes the wake look narrow and out there, me thinks!

For me it is ok so,i know that the floor is not to good so it can be that i have some wet foam. but would that make a difference? i will replace the floor next winter. I first will put the the ford 351 in my 72 skier.