D.O.A. 351

Jim,
   I tried to send you an email a couple days back and it bounced back, send me an email with an updated address if you get a chance.
-Joe.

Does anyone know whether my engine is a reverse rotation and the name of a reputable company that could sell me a rebuilt 351? As you can see, I'm not ready to throw in the towel yet. Jim

I recovered my boat from the dealer who gave me the bad news about the engine, and I have been examining it all afternoon. There is clearly a rotted spot near the engine, but most of the stringers look good to the naked eye with some minor cracking. The surveyor told me that his moisture measuring device said that there was moisture in the stringers, but I don't see any signficant signs of rotting or distortion. Is the moisture a sure sign of things to come? There is no softness in the floor. Right now I'm trying to figure out whether to sell it as a project boat or fix the engine. I have someone who can rebuild the engine for the price of the parts. I'm wondering if fixing the engine and trying to run it for a few years is possible or realistic.

I probably could work on the stringers, but not for a few years. This might someday be someones elses project boat, but with kids heading to college in a few years, this might be my only shot at one of these boats.

Nice looking boat . Dont plow it under . Sell it to someone who can save it

Pat

Its a very pretty boat, if its for sale in my budget I would jump on in it even with the engine stringer and floor problems. Give me an email jhf6659@yahoo.com

Boat looks way to nice to plow under. I gotta agree with Joe, list it and see what happens.

john

I am trying to decide whether to sell the parts and plow under what's left, or sell as a project boat. Here's some pictures:

http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i109/eece/?action=view¤t=Boatpic2.jpg&slideshow=true&interval=3

What did you pay and can you post some pics. Stringer repair is typical and you can get all the advice you need here on doing it yourself.

You bought the boat knowing the engine was dead right so I hope you got a deal on it and realize that you need to drop a few grand on it. Those boats if real nice and especially with a new power plant can be worth around $8000+ so do the math and hopefully it makes sense to get it put back together. If not post it for sale here and your troubles will be over.

I don't think you can really kill a correct craft?A little patience and effort will always bring them back.Figure out your problems and these guys will send ya down the right road to recovery


Good luck Munday

DOA is a harsh term. Can you give more details? There are all kinds of different solutions to get you going as well as sell it to me if your in Texas Where you at and what kind of water have you been running in?


If you have a head problem thats not bad to fix if it runs bad thats not bad to get going, if a compression check is good then you have a good starting point. If you need another block because of a piston or crack there are alternatives as well. You can take your heads and throw them with your cam and starter and altenator onto another block. Just have to get a starting point. Good luck!