i recently spoke with a gentleman,he was interested in purchasing a boat,he had his heart set on a certain boat,and who am i to tell him differently,right ? he asked for some advice,and i gave it to him...he asked about a boat,the owner made quite a few modifications to,he didn't like things and this gentleman kn ew much more than the engineers who designed it-my advice was,"stay away from that boat"...he didn't listen,he made a long ride to see it and check it out,on the sea trial,a hose blew out-hosing the owner,knowing all he does,made up,the boat almost sank-no high bilge water alarm,they beached the boat...nice huh ?
this gentleman,went on to look at another boat,this one had a late model "rebuilt" engine in it...he sea trailed it and bought it...he never ran it to top rpm,but he bought it anyway...here's where the problem begins...



the engine wouldn't reach full rpm,he was trying to get it to reach that rpm number,but,wasn't succesful...he threw a bunch of parts at it,distributor cap,rotor,wires ,plugs,filters,etc....only had it to top rpm,one time...then the engine had an alarm,an oil pressure alarm,with a knocking sound too-not good huh ?

i'm typing this for a reason,not to see my words in print,but to actually help someone out...if you're looking at a boat with a rebuilt engine,you want to be really skeptical...who did the rebuild ? what exactly was rebuilt ? did the engine get a valve job,and someone is calling a rebuild ? any warranty ? is it a reman "long block ",that someone is calling a "new" engine ?
in my experience,rebuilt gas inboard or stern drive engines are a waste of time,i've yet to see one run well,and i would never reccomend anyone buy any boat with either a reman long block or rebuilt engines-these are gas engines we're talking about here,diesels are a completley different story.playing a game with old junk is asking for trouble...what this gentleman is going through right now,is not the first time i've seen it,i feel bad for the guy,he bought something that wasn't what he thought he was buying...
do not let this happen to you...

if an engine,a gas powered stern drive or inboard engine has a problem with sea water ingestion,due to bad manifolds and risers,or the engine has had sea water in the cylinders,that engine needs to be thrown away-this is my opinion,and how i do things,making the attempt to rebuild this is passing the point of diminishing returns-it costs more to rebuild than to replace with new...remember this...
"rebuilt" means "RUN",and RUN REALLY FAST TOO !!!!