'83 Ski Supreme project

Hope this is the right place to put this, first time on here. So I just bought said boat in title to mess around a bit on the river and have a little tinkering fun. Boat is solid and doesn't need too much work, but I had some questions I thought someone on here might could help with. My first concern before I put it in the water is the exhaust. The outlets on the transom, do they need to have the flap sealers or does the exhaust have some sort of check valve / one way baffle in the exhaust. I just don't know and have been able to find any info. I'm sure as I go I will have more questions and concerns. Thanks for any help.

haha yeah i figured id get some sort of heckeling like that. thanks for the info on the exhaust. all i know thus far about the motor (and you probably do too) is that it is a 351 windsor. just got the boat on Friday evening and cleaned and washed it all up. hope to get to the motoring part this week.

Bryce, Do you know if the 351 runs "bacerds"?

no i dont know which way it turns yet. hopefully gonna get some time this week to start going through all the "backyard" wiring that was done. gotta get the seats recovered and hope to be in the water within 2 weeks.

Bryce, I just finished parting out a '84 supreme that had a LH rotation. If you need any parts give me a holler. Good luck on your maiden voyage.

thanks, the boat itself is in really good condition, just needs a good buff and wax. soooooo, looks like my plans to use the boat this summer are shot. pulled the starter off last night and the flywheel is packed full of *&^%. so on to find a new motor.how do i tell if it is LH or RH rotation? got a guy that has a 351W in a torino that runs that hell sell. now i just hope the tranny is in decent shape, otherwise this thing be finding a new home.

hey thanks for the info. no the gunnels are not cut, but looking back i can kinda see how it looks that way.

Sinker..

89Martinique wrote: Careful even with the new riser manifolds and not having flaps. I ruined the GT40P heads on my comp by having too much fun!

What's the story there Joe? Did you go too fast in reverse?

drlandis wrote: Bryce, I just finished parting out a '84 supreme that had a LH rotation. If you need any parts give me a holler. Good luck on your maiden voyage.

You wouldn't happen to have a carb would you?

I may be bothering you here and there for some random things.

Had a guy help me last night and got the motor freed up. so hopefuly i wont need a whole new motor.

im assuming thats what comes on them stock, but mine has an eddlebrock and i dont really care which one it has. mines in pretty bad shape, and could be rebuilt but i figure it easier to buy something in a little better shape. apparently the guy i got the boat from dumped highly concentrated salt water all over everything before he let it sit up. he must have been a real Ace.