exhaust change out

Ok I have a 1973 skier still on the original motor with 1200 hr on it and she purrs like a kitten.    have crack on passenger side exhaust which is a original that came with the boat on the thermo electron package. Have looked around for a replacement but all I can find are in worse shape than mine. Pretty sure im just gonna change out both sides and be done with it. Figure I give you all a chance to tell me what kind I should run I have got nothing but good advice from you all and is cool to have the input of all your years of experience. What brand and model best fit for a 1973 skier with 351 w on board ? and any pros or cons that I should be worried about it has straight pedro hose now so no mufflers :)

Using PCM manifolds are an option but if you like the looks of your current setup and want to keep it the same you could check into having your manifold repaired. Several here have used this company and were happy with their work. Not cheap but then everything fit as intended and looked the same

Tags can be changed but here is the easiest way to tell if you have a 302 or 351- measure across the engines intake manifold center to center on the hold down bolts. A 302 will be approx 7 3/8" across a 351 will be approx 9 1/4"
Don't believe any Correct Crafts between 1971-1994 were ever marketed or labeled as SS or Super Sports FYI

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Here are the brochure spec's for the 73 Skier.Tim (TRBenj) who is a Skier owner will know for sure but I'm thinking if it has National Tow Boat on it 1- is not a Skier or 2 it was added. Skiers were a basic no frills ski boat built to keep the price down. The Skier brochure does not have a 351 listed as an option but that said if you wanted a 351 in it they would do it.

ok lol from what I was told and believe the man I bought it from. It was one of 3 ss boats that correct craft built for events. He bought it from owner of correct craft and baby her til I got it from him a year or so ago she is original gel coat with no repairs that I can see. Any one ? I really like to know what I have even tho there no amount of money that going to take her away from my family. I gonna be buried in her if son not step up to the plate.   

I wouldn't call PCM's an upgrade, they're just readily available. Good time to change exhaust hoses plus I'll bet they'll be too short.

The crack is on the outside is about 4 in long and runs into one of the drain plugs. I been a yacht captain for many years and we use a product called splash zone 2 part epoxy base sets even under water. Maybe I grind it out a bit and give her a go. I could run the boat the way it is it barely a drip every 20 seconds. I agree with keeping it stock engine looks pretty damn good and never seen salt water. Will give her a go this weekend and report back.

Yes I was thinking drain plug caused it. I noticed a small crack line in the paint on exhaust when I purchased the boat. kept a close eye on it and it never leaked until now.

Well he must have made it back,I don't think they had Internet on the island. All in all just as successful as when someone fulfilled their dreams of a 3 way

kelpfish wrote: I actually have a real 500 ton USCG license.

Ironically enough you two have something in common then,Quinner has a 500 ton marriage license

lmao And wondering why you have that picture to upload ???

kelpfish wrote:     Did Milford make the trailers for cc in 1973 ? My ski nautique is sitting on a mildord trailer and is probably best trailer I ever towed around. Just wondering if was the original or had been replaced?

No, CC made their own in that era. One of the Meloon's welded them together in a Quonset hut out back of the factory.

Skipper   LMAO   thanks wonder how the hell my boat got on this trailer I am sure it was a single axel and the old owner set it on a tandem. Kinda sucks but is what it is being that I going to send it in for blasting and a new powder coating.   Were all the trailers white or could you get colored ones ? Do not want to show up with a pink trailer and get laughed at.

Yeah I hear ya.   Sure I will end up powder coating whole trailer white. Other options are the red color off the rims or the blue off the logo. Rims and tires came with the boat and get a lot of comments good and bad.