A buffalo’s first bowtie

Buffalo,

Mine is an 86 & it is just down the road from you on Holiday Rd. Let me know if you need to see anything. I doubt there is much different as far as that kind of stuff is concerned.

Thats actually a pretty typical late model inboard arrangement, transmission up and over the motor, throttle under and around from the back.

But Tim that little thing doesn't count. Greg is talking about a motor for the Big Boys Club

Tim, I hope that's not the same line you use to pick up women!

skicat wrote: No, actually I bought the skier so there would be at least one you could run with!

You mean that thing floats and runs? I thought it was still in pieces!

You really think the BFN will be faster than the Skier? I like my chances against the BFN better!

Greg, assuming PCM wired the BBC the same as the SBC, the tach feed came from the (-) side of the coil. You will need to connect that wire to the DUI. Yes, the 12V ignition wire (purple) goes to the other terminal on the DUI.

Here are some comparison pics with and without the DUI, and how to bypass the resistor. You can completely remove it if you want.

Greg, As far as wire wearing out, you know it doesn't but corrosion is a issue. Just like the cheap turf type carpet CC used, they used the bottom line cheap wiring and still do. Non tinned non marine grade wire. Non plated "Sta-kons" and cheap harness connectors. When I got my Tique, I had gauge (voltage drop) issues. I went after the wiring, cleaned/dielectric greased, changed out the non plated .250 quick disconnect Sta-kons and picked up something like 1.2 volts at the dash!

What boots are you talking about?

Buffalo,

Theres FAST
Theres SLOW
and you can always do the job HALF/FAST.......
No one said this hobby/addiction was cheap,suck it up and do her right. In the end you make the CORRECT choice .
Pete is our electrical " know all" and this is not a place to go cheap...my .02 Boat dr

Greg, The boots: Ok, now I know what you are referring to. If you can salvage the old ones, then I would. If not, a little dielectric grease at the connection will go a long way. In fact, I have seen lots of green (copper corrosion) under rubber boots and feel that sometimes you are better of leaving them off. Won't trap any water condensation!

If you do end up making your own harness, I would use tinned marine grade wire.

Sta-kon is a trade name for a solderless terminal that stuck as slang or a general term for any solderless terminal. Like Kleenex is to tissue! There are solderless terminals out there that have adhesive lined heat shrink boots already on them. I do know Mcmaster, some auto parts and some marine supplies carry them.

I purchased marine wire/connectors from both Genuinedealz.com and Skycraft Surplus last year. Wire, terminals, etc get expensive fast (especially with large gauge) and these places were about as cheap as I could find.

Tim, you gotta do something about that alt bracket. Such an eyesore on an otherwise beautiful mill you got there. Maybe something like this?....
Pics, Part Numbers

skicat wrote: Buffalo, you guys make it thru the storms ok?

We're fine...how about you? From what I heard on the radio, it was pretty close to you and the big marinas.

It's not everyday that the guy on the radio stops in mid sentence and says " OOOO, this is bad"...and with clear emotion in his voice. Next we hear "tornado on the ground" and they started tracking its path.

Man that looks sweet Greg...what a job!

john

i got flashburns when i scrolled your pictures, i told you your tag was ugly, thats the first thing i noticed after my eyes dialated,
once again Greg, nice work
sometimes i may come across as hard to get a compliment, its constructive crticism, it does motivate and makes you want to get that 1 mph faster


so far its been an all show and no go show lol

i heard your city was growing by leaps and bounds and finally figured out what that meant.

flashburns are from staring at bright objects, not cameras

Never get bored watching craftsmanship like that Greg. Neith is anyone else...you got almost 20 pages here...gotta be a record!

john