Marinette Boat Forum

Last Monday we were asked to come down for a test run and it jumped out of the water! However the port motor pushed out a head gasket. Fortunately that is it. The motor should be back in the boat this week.

Chrysler Marine Engines have flat tappets and they need zinc in the oil to lubricate them properly. This is a fact! Check out http://www.hughesengines.com for an article about this. There are a number of oils on the market that have it. Brad Penn, Joe Gibbs Racing Oils, Royal Purple are a few.

Hey Jeff! I will post our results after our test run on the Tn. RIVER next weekend. Cannot wait,way excited!

The marine carbs, the numbers were ground off but it looks like they begin with a 7.

We are scheduled to test run the boat May6,7,8 so I will post an update after that weekend. Scat Enterprises makes a 390 cu.in. inch rotating assembly. We rebuilt the stock heads with stainless steel valves, the cam was modified to add duration and lift. Compression is 9 to 1. Hitch Machine Shop in ...

Okay guys,against all this talk my 318's are 390 cu.in. stroker motors with 350 h.p. preliminary testing at 4300rpm she was running 33mph. No generator installed during test. Red line is 5800 rpm. She needs more fuel so we are installing Edlebrock 750's. Test putt for us on the Tn. RIVER is May 6,7,...

I have two recently rebuilt but used one season for sale and two rebuilt still in the box. $200 each for the slightly used ones and $275 for the two new ones. The used ones are not Marine carbs the new rebuilt ones are Marine carbs. Greg 859.653.3068 cell

Performance Distributors in Memphis,Tn. Will custom build HEI type distributors for your Chrysler Marine engines. Phone 901-396-5782. Yes they can make one for your counter-rotating engine. Cost is aprox. $968 including their excellent start plug wires.

Yea it's warm all over the eastern part of the country,unusual southern flow of air.it will be 68 today and tomorrow in northern kentucky but it all changes back to more normal temps on Thursday. It is tempting to dewinterize and spend the weekend aboard! Merry Christmas! Will post updates as the 31...

Correct ! 1987 318's are 9 to 1 compression.. our plan to disassemble and make decisions based on what we find. Cannot wait to have a clean bilge! Yes, our 32 SFB will plane at aprox. 2200 to 2500rpm. We have 1.52 to 1 72 c velvet drives with 15 x 16 props if my memory holds true. Wot was 4,000 rpm ...