75 separator rebuild

i went south with the hi-teks when i found out they are subbung them to the nips

no problem here, just a suggestion, they are much louder higher up on the transom, unlike the guy's that run no mufflers near the waterline

Eric Sorry! out drive exh already gone going with HI Tek stainless headers. no river cruising here, just lakes. And Pete! not that original anymore promise the next sep will be done to exact original self!

no on the 5200, merc uses bellow glue to hold it in,
the silent choice gives you the option, idling down the river its nice and quiet at night when people get pissed off, with the flip of a switch you can go right out the thru hull...at times the noise is annoying and fumes for the guy out back....do some reading on it, it gives you the option of going down thru the outdrive or thru the hull at the flip of a switch
plus when your side by side with someone with them going thru the drive and hit that switch its like turbo boost, goes from quiet to loud and you pull away lol, it was just a thought because ive had some loud boats (thru hull not baffled by water) and the passengers at times will make comments, negative

The donar boat came from MI in the beginning, then divorce came and boat went to FL after tree? back to MI been cheaper if thay divorced in MI for me. would have saved shipping

Very nice work; I can the attention to detail from here!

Hi Eric! a couple answers for ya! yes on the round seal on transom, yes on the new gimble[ no grease fitting] new coupeling, with antisieze, and the cabels look like new. the out drive only had a few hrs on it when purchased. tree took out boat it was on. should i 5200 out drive on transom? or is round seal good enough. why silent choice? im not 50 yet people around here like the noise, only cause thay leave the lake when the sep comes out

take my word also on putting a new (merc) shift cable from the drive up, if they drag one bit the boat will hit the interupter switch and stall out going into reverse.
sorry for all the babble, but just trying to get you past the learning curve

if i were to build a boat like this, there is nothing you are doing that i would change, i for one am very impressed at the work you are doing and the the added strength you are adding to the drive line

love the backing plate, some think with rotted transoms the drive will blow right thru the boat, it will actually pull from the boat. nice job, do you have the merc cathode system?
do you have the new round transom seal? it is round when its new and fits in the groove

DrCC wrote: Very good job Jeff.   Now that's what you guys should be seeing in your lay-up. Clear and transparent! Thats when you know you have achieved maximum adhesion.

Thanks for the nice comments.alot of work so far but it,s gonna be worth it! still torn on the color of interior?

Pics of engine cradle test fit! needs some tweeking prior to welding, and out drive test fit after all the glass work. more pics to come when i find them

Jeff, really impressive! I would like to stop by and see your boat in person next time I am in the area, I will likely contact you for advice as I move forward on my 78 SN.      Steve

I will post some pics as soon as I get the old girl cleaned up! By the looks of things around here I wouldnt want to be embarrased.