That boat is identical to the Four Winns I had. I thought I was going to have to give mine away but I did finally manage to get a grand out of it. It's a money pit. Mine started out the same way as yours. Bellows bimbal bearings and a few other things. Mine didn't have the heat exchanger like yours does so that's a plus for you. I made a lot of very good memories in the short time I got to use mine in 10 years of ownership. There's nothing else like liv$ng on a boat. Good times for sure.
I just bought a 86 Searay Sundancer (great condition, just needed a starter…which the guy gave me lol) for $500. I bought the trailer it came with for another $500 and two marine batteries for $100. $1100 total!
You're taking a big risk cranking a gas boat engine across the solenoid with open gas fumes filling the bilge. Not even the blower running. I saw someone personally blow themselves clean out of a boat doing this trying to get one of the pistons to top dead center. We had to take him to the hospital with 3rd degree burns. It was really bad. If you're a newbie find someone that knows a lot about boats that can help you.
Pretty sure there's a replacement bellows sitting where the fridge was at. It appears to be the larger one for the drive shaft, hopefully the exhaust bellows is sitting inside of it.
@@RuggedWrench It was far easier for me to spot than for you to install them... they can be a royal PITA to get on. They make a special pair of pliers that grips the ribs of the bellows internally making them a fair bit easier to get installed. FWIW, you can save a bit of money by using 3M Super Weatherstrip Adhesive rather than the pricey Mercruiser Bellows Adhesive.
LOL dude, I knew you were from SE PA in the first 5 seconds when I hear you say "boat". You say exactly like my dad from Oxford and I. I'd put money on Chester Co. How close am I? This will be a cool project, I'll follow! I love watching people bring neglected machines back to life.
