1972 SN Promo Project

Don't let the state line hit you in the stern on your way out!!

Momma gets her garage back :)

Crazy how you kept running across it again and again...you had to buy it.

storm34 wrote: skutsch wrote: Chris maybe we should start an engine rebuild thread, probably two... Yes X2. What is that half motor attached to?

That which it is attached to should probably get it's own thread - and it well, but for now it sort of doesn't exist in one of my realities. Waiting for the right moment to break the news (to the wife) that their might be another teeny tiny little correct craft which that motor is sitting in... I have a few projects around the house that need to be finished first though!

skutsch wrote: Chris maybe we should start an engine rebuild thread, probably two...

Yes X2. What is that half motor attached to?

In related good news, with the rent my wife plans to charge for garage space, I'll be buying a new SN200. BKH

Hollywood wrote: I'll give it 100 miles.

Well, I towed it about 50, no issues, and the hubs didn't even warm up.

BKH

Well, I think this boat is ready to hit the road. Wish I had a spare tire to throw in. Oh well. It's strapped down, lights work, tires are full of air. Let' see what happens. BKH

IMHO, Yes you put marvel in the cylinders and try to turn it by breaker bar. .If it is going on a stand anyway, and it has two popped freeze plugs you take it apart. and get a look at it. if its super clean and oily inside you have to consider running it as is.   If its grungy or loose at all then you go down to the bare block and have it magnafluxed before you decide next steps.. If the boat was ready to go and it rolls over by hand I would probably be apt to just get it running and see if it makes water in the oil.

bkhallpass wrote: skutsch wrote: So is the doghouse supposed to be some sort of yellow, or orange to match the rest? It is suppose to match the boat. There is a lot of sun fading on the doghouse, and more cracks than any of the other gel. BKH

Yea the doghouse is in bad shape. Spider cracks on the top and very very faded. I'm guessing the gel wasn't applied as thick as it was on the hull.

Congrats Chris!
My favorite pic you posted is actually the one of the block with the "340" suffix. I was just hoping that the engine hadn't been falsely identified or replaced sometime back in it's history. I'll keep my fingers crossed that she spins over and is a keeper, as it's the first Promo I've seen that actually came with a 340. So welcome to the Promo Club (I'm now a member by virtue of the one Tim Benj, Joe and Uncle Todd and I picked up), and we'll look forward to seeing your progress.
   

skutsch wrote: So is the doghouse supposed to be some sort of yellow, or orange to match the rest?

Should be orange, I can't tell if I'm seeing it correct, but that looks like a motor box from the yellow promos.

skutsch wrote: BTW - Chris, I am pretty sure I remember my doctor saying something about no repetitive motion like...

Wait for it....

So is the doghouse supposed to be some sort of yellow, or orange to match the rest?

phatsat67 wrote: Pull a valve cover and check the head casting numbers. I am curious what factory 340 marine used. Get that diablo ski club sticker reproduced. That's wicked cool.

They probably don't make that exact decal any longer, but Diablo Ski Club is still around. Over 50 years old now. About 15 minutes from my house, by boat.

BKH

Pull a valve cover and check the head casting numbers. I am curious what factory 340 marine used.

Get that diablo ski club sticker reproduced. That's wicked cool.