2002 Pro Air Restoration

Hello CorrectCraftFan crew! I wanted to introduce myself. I'm new to the Correct Craft family with our newly purchased 2002 Pro Air Nautique. This, friends, is a project boat. The previous owner had the boat in a garage for a little over 5-years. Prior to that time, the boat was used (1,800+ Hrs) and the engine seized. I have very little information from the previous owner, that's ok......how hard could this be??? Ha.

Plans:
Restore to original with minor updates.
Working on a replacement long block now.....recommendations?
Waiting on quote for new skins, match original or all white
repaint/powder coat glass frames and tower
sand/polish/protect gel coat, fix two minor spots in gelcoat
restore trailer

Would anyone be interested in some videos of this performance? I was thinking of starting a Youtube channel to document the restoration, not much is out there now.

Let me know!
-Brian


On to the pictures:

Thanks for the reply.

I did think about it, however I don't know of a reliable rebuilder in the area (Orlando) and I figured with the amount of hours on the engine it might be a good idea to start fresh again.

Granted I haven't looked into a shop here locally but I am in the backyard of Correct Craft. I have some time to research. Anyone know of a 351 wizard?

Thanks Gary S. I guess I knew that but forgot about the lack of current manufacturing. I did some searching and found a reliable builder near me. I'm calling them tomorrow to get an idea of how this may go. I will report back with some results.

Thanks!

NautiqueHack wrote: Spoke to a few builders and they cautioned a marine engine that has sat for this long. They will not guarantee the engine because of possible pin holes that may have developed in the water channels because of the raw water.

Brian,
Maybe you should talk to a few more. There are plenty of old engines out there without pin holes. My 1927, 1954, 1964 and 1977 are holding water!!