lifting a 93 SN off the ground

TRBenj wrote: I still can't believe SkiDIM pushes those quick drain valves.

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Beautiful boat Sir!

Ok hopefully yall can see these photos. If not I am sure you will let me know. The engine as I bought it started pumping oil into the bilge. After a lot of research I decided to pull the engine and took it to a local machine shop in Anderson, SC. A 79 year old mechanic DeWitt Walls, tore the engine down and found the culpret to be bad rings. No damage to the engine. He also found the engine had been balanced, was bored 60 over and was in really good shape. All new bearings, new oil pump and shaft and of course all new gaskets and seals. She has electronic ignition and the intake was changed from the old two carb setup (still have it) to a single Holley four barrel. She will still hit 43 MPH and get there pretty quick.

TRBenj wrote: I still can't believe SkiDIM pushes those quick drain valves. 1 out of every 4 drain plugs I pull is stopped up at least partially... How do you probe with one of those valves in place? It takes 2 minutes to drain all the water "the hard way", sheesh.

That's why I put my own together. I have 1/2" ball valves on the exhaust manifolds, 1/4" in the block, and no hose barbs. Debris was a concern when I installed them...

I still can't believe SkiDIM pushes those quick drain valves. 1 out of every 4 drain plugs I pull is stopped up at least partially... How do you probe with one of those valves in place? It takes 2 minutes to drain all the water "the hard way", sheesh.

I didn't mean i was having a near sinking, I'd never forget! I was, of course, talking about other people.
I will be checking out your link. Thank you

Yeah, it's funny in a very unfunny way, but I winterize my boat about 6 times a winter. It get's down into the 20's for a couple days, then warms back up to the 60's so I plug everything back up and go ski. It also leads to a large number of near sinkings from missing a connection or forgotten fitting.

Interesting, didn't think Alabama ever got cold enough. And, no other signs of neglect on that boat, are there????????

That would be the first ever cracked block in Alabama?

75 Tique wrote: ....and then after lunch....

Quick wipe down, launch, and got a few slalom sets in.

Pat, nice work getting it up and out without more damage! I'm hoping you get a pleasant surprise that the drivetrain and wiring are all unharmed, and you are just faced with a big cleanup and interior work.

Not exactly "just found" it. The guy is selling the property that it's on. The property has been for sale for a few years. A year or so ago a friend was looking at the land and told me about the boat, sitting, wasting away. I tried then to buy the boat but keeping in contact with the owner was difficult. Also at that time, the boat was still on the trailer. We had a major flood in July, and it washed the boat off the trailer, luckily causing no visible damage. I went by last month, looking into buying a lot and saw her sitting on the ground. It broke my heart. I have no need or desire for a project but I couldn't leave it there to die. I dug out around the gear, jacked it up, cribbed it in,jacked it up, cribbed it in again. The post was slid underneath the bow to incrementally turn it away from the pine tree that had it jailed. Blocked that up, pulled the trailer out, then back under it, unblocking and reblocking along the way

uuuh and there's no explanation how you accomplished the task??? Throw us a bone here Bama...
Was this thing in a flood or hurricane?
"You know a boat that floats off of it's trailer can be heard in the woods" LMAO..

Moj'

Hollywood wrote: so you just found a boat in the woods?

Sometimes you just can't sell a purple boat so you end up just walking away

so you just found a boat in the woods?

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