View Full Version : Re-powering boat????
Sometimeslucky
09-13-2004, 04:52 PM
I have a 19ft glas-ply hardtop. 1971, and the hull is in great shape. It has a OMC 155 with a buick 6cyl. I am thinking of a mercruiser 4.3 package with Alpha unit. OR putting a transom bracket on the rear with a 200 mercury outboard. Question is what bracket to use, suggestion on either idea????
Hunter56787
09-13-2004, 05:13 PM
Is there something wrong with the OMC? I would think an outboard, the dealer should have the extended mount ... you'd have to patch the transom.
Sometimeslucky
09-13-2004, 08:40 PM
I seem to be leaning towards the outboard just because it will allow more fishing room. True,you can pick up newer boats for what you will spend fixing, or customizing an older boat. But, this boat is a keeper. The hull on this thing is truely heavy duty. They just don't make them this way today. But I am all ears to suggestions, before laying out a great deal of cash. Just to ere on the side of caution. :help:
Install duel outboard engines and don't go with to much horse power. Too many boats are way over powered, completly a waste of energy. :cheers:
boone
09-14-2004, 09:00 AM
PM'd you some links I acquired while researching a project boat.
Mark
Maverick Maxcat
09-14-2004, 10:28 PM
Outboard all the way. I did it to a 24' Searay almost 10 years ago. Lots more room, quieter, lighter, and the old engine space makes a great insulated fishbox!
Forget duals. A big single is more efficient and easier to maintain. One motor of a pair won't plane the boat anyway, you're almost as fast with a 10 hp kicker.
My unsolicited .02---I grew up with my Dad's 19' Glasply. They are indeed bulletproof. However, there are several boats that are built as well and ride much better in the salt. If you are doing much ocean fishing I can suggest other hulls I'ld much rather start with.
MM
Sometimeslucky
09-15-2004, 07:05 AM
Thank you MM, good to hear from experience.
It's interresting that you would want to forget duals. Some facts might be in order here. One 200 Hp outboard engine runing at 2000rpm will push a 20 foot boat only so fast. Two 35hp outboard engines runing at the same rpm will push the 20 foot boat at the same speed. So the economics of duals and safety factor is worth considering.
I have a 350hp power engine on one of my boats and quiet often a smaller engine can beat me in speed. If it is a tug boat with a big prop you want to go with the big engine. It's :cheers: still important to know the difference between a motor and a engine.
Sometimeslucky
09-20-2004, 08:57 PM
Oakie, thanks for you imput. I do appreciate it. It just so happens that I traded for a 200 mercury, with controls, hydraulic steering, and guages. I came out well. It is really a matter of cash flow, so I took the trade. I'm just dealing with what I have. You have brought up some darn good points. One member on this thread Ride Red ST1100 was very helpful in helping to find the right person to build my bracket. I have to travel for 5 hours with a boat in tow, but, I believe it will be worth the effort and save a great deal of money in the process, especially compared to Seattle prices. Thanks, and I do have an open ear for advice, it does not fall on death ears. :applause: