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I got a set of those filters Tony Athens pushes for my new cummins. I'd like to drain them since this is my first tank of fuel and figured they'd pick stuff up, especially this time around. If I drain them and fill them with diesel will that be enough or is there some type of spcial priming I...

Where do you guys get yours and what is good? I need to add soundproofing to my engine hatches. I removed it during the repower because it was saturated with oil from 25yrs. The new engines are quiet but I just want to see how much quieter they are with the soundproofing.

I'm sure this has been talked about before...but I'm absent minded and forget things sometimes. I just completed my repower as most of you know. At this point I can't swing the cash for a diesel genny but want one as soon as I can come up with it. My brother has offered to cover the cost of a...

I need to get a new gps/chartplotter sometime soon. The old one is about to be displaced from the bridge. Its old and doesn't have what I need. I want a high quality stand alone unit that will give me charts of the canyons on the east coast. I am partial to Furuno and Garmin. I do not want...

My repower is almost complete. I've been looking for props for awhile but can't seem to fins what I need...a used set of 21x21x4blade nibrals or something close. I don't know exactly what I need but I know its close to that. Anyone have an old set around somewhere they want to get rid of for...

I am working through a repower at the moment and as a result will be putting up my freshly rebuilt, less than 100hrs of use 1985 454 model 350 crusader engines. They had a full rebuild and come with the transimissons. All parts like the alternators, starters, ect are new. The engines were...

I guess I should start this since I've started a list of things I need to buy for this project...with that comes a lot of questions .. The project...converting a 32' Hat to diesel using cummins 330B engines with a 1.5to1 tranny and at the moment 21x21x4-bladed props. I have the exhaust system...

How close can you get to the hull of your boat when sizing up props? I have 20x18's and still have 2.5 inches to the hull from the blade when its closest to my hull. I figure maybe 22" props would be my max?

Well, I got the quote and submitted it to my credit union. I don't know how this will pan out but I'll be hearing from them on Mon. or Tues if the loan will float, (no pun intended) for my two new 330B(315hp) Cummins engines and a set of ZF220A trannies at 1.5:1. The credit union has been good...

Something I was just thinking about....Last repower I removed and installed the engines in the water. This time the boat is on the hard. Will removing engines while on the hard present any balance issues? I have three stands on either side of the boat which is up on two sets of blocks at the...

I have a pair of 1991 300hp Cummins 5.9 marine engines complete with ZF 220-A gears. Meters show about 389 hrs from new. Gauges included. Chuck (B&D Marine Diesel) talked me into a pair of factory remans. Engines are currently in the boat, but will available for shipping the second week of April...

I have no clue what a fair market value for my 454's would be if I sold them. Still heavily thinking about this as you can see in my other threads. They were totally redone and have less than 100hrs on them. All new accessories like starters, alternators, ignition coils, distributors ect and...

What is the difference between the Cat 3208 320hp and the 3208 375hp? Piston size? Are both engines dimensionally the same? I'm looking at these rebuilds and wondering what will fit. These prices seem to be right. Also...someone showed me a website of 330B cummins conversions. What's up...

As you all know I have a tiny 32' Flybridge from the "ever so close to the ethanol safe year.....but not close enough" of 1985. I am looking at new diesels, old diesels and rebuilt diesels because I do not want to rip up my deck and rip out the tank....and I plan on keeping her because she's...

I was wondering how most of you guys do a repower as far as financing is concerned. 1) Cash (No happening with me) 2) separate loan for the engines from the boat if you have financed the boat or 3) Refinance the boat loan to include the engines...(probably requireing a before and after...

I removed the scoops on the intakes of my 32'FB last weekend because they needed cleaning and it was questionable that they may need replaced due to years of use before my ownership. (Apparently someone before me hit something with one of the scoops because a piece is missing.) They were easy...

6BTA 370hp engines bobtail with gears for $26,000 This sound like a deal? 500hrs. Wonder if they'f fit in my 32ft FB? Found them on boatdiesel.com Wonder what could be wrong with them? This is the series that are peaked out with HP aren't they?

Like a lot of you gas boat owners I began taking apart my fuel system for inspection as a preventative maint. step in lieu of the many stories I've heard. I ran out of daylight so I did not finish...but I got thinking, (believe it or not)...after months of talking about the destruction this...

Anyone know if Sams or anyone else has a rebuild kit for the hydraulic steering piston/ram setup in the 32's? Mine leaks and doesn't hold pressure for more than a couple of days. Its a good time to take it apart!

I currently have 454's as most of you know. Recently...as of this wed I bought a house for significantly lower than what it was appraised at...That leaves me with the ability to take out a cheap equity loan maybe to upgrade. I'm just in the dreaming stage right now...I may wake up tomorrow, I...