1960 Atom Skier Fin Boat Recondition

juniorwoody wrote: Had to again lift the engine to service the log packing. Lot of motor for a small space.

Yup, CC did have some tight engine to hulls. I think the worst I know is the 331 hemi in Alan's Hurricane. He too would need to lift the tail end of the engine for a packing gland service.

Jack,
Looks like the only thing you still need are hoses running from the valve cover vents up to the new carb.

Jack,
The dog house looks great!

Thanks for the help Tim.
I have had interest in this boat but chief concerns mostly were the poor condition of the dog house. Have now rebuilt it and need to find a little time to finish.

Can’t figure how to make this link to Imgur work. Help?

juniorwoody wrote: Hey Tim, I bought a marine 2 bbl and the rebuild went bud. Think unfamiliarity with the carb and manual adjustments. Not sure. It ended up pouring gas down the throat. Since I have very little knowledge in the matter and want to cut my losses thought get new might serve me better. It is an older style Holley.

The new Holley needle and seat assemblies coming in rebuild kits are not awesome... have seen the dripping before on fresh rebuilds. I’d replace the needle/seat again and give it a try.

Thanks for the input Bruce, Think that’s the one Burton said would be best also for the money. I do have a 4bbl manifold. The boat came with a Holley 750cfm but it was automotive. That’s how the whole saga started. I am a little tired of it and want to close the book on carbs for this boat and move on. The 188HP, 327 AMC is prolly matched close to your 312 in needs and i think it would work. I don’t have the luxury of borrowing and trying one unfortunately.
Looks like Jegs has a reman for 376 free shipping. Think i should consider a reman?

Hey Tim, I bought a marine 2 bbl and the rebuild went bud. Think unfamiliarity with the carb and manual adjustments. Not sure. It ended up pouring gas down the throat. Since I have very little knowledge in the matter and want to cut my losses thought get new might serve me better. It is an older style Holley.

Since the Skier has not sold and the rebuilt holly 2 barrel downdraft didn’t work out so well i have decided to buy a new carb for this boat and give it a little TLC it is in need of. Might even keep it a while and enjoy it until an interested party comes along. SJRR is coming up. Need a little help finding a small carb that fits the AMC marine intake. Looks like 600 CFM the match but i have been told that a 2 barrel is all the engine needs. Quadra jet would probably save me a little money. Any help?

Is the boat in CT? And you mentioned the carbs. I apologize I’m on my phone. But you had a carb fire? I’m asking because I want a wooden inboard for my retirement. Not ready for retiement, economically, but I will be finished with the camp rebuild by July 4th, And my boat storage people’s son has showed interest in my boat. It has sat in storage for the last two years due to my obligations with the camp.. pm me.

bwinn wrote: Say it ain’t so

I saw it this morning too.

How’s the fin boat doing? Will it be ready for the water this year?

Riley wrote: Float adjustment seems to have been a problem for people since they were invented.

Bruce,
I think you are trying to rationalize going non original with those that have removed the YH side drafts!

Riley wrote: I wouldn't think it would over load them too bad as they're just puny 1 barrels.

Bruce,
"puny" !!! Well, they drive my 312 in my X55 as well as all other X55's close to the 55 MPH mark!! Is that puny? BTW, our local ski club ran a X55 for 4 years as their primary tow. PLENTY of WOT's from idle without problems!! Jim is good but in this case, he's off in the wrong direction. With the YH carbs, you can not set the floats per the Carter instructions.

I concur, we have run the gen1 with 312 and dual YH's and trust me, I have done a LOT of hard throttle hits from idle or slow speeds... sounds like something is not adjusted correctly.