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Chevy350 
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 Posted: August-11-2015 at 12:22am |
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Hate to be asking a lot, but any updates?
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pcjeeper
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Posted: August-11-2015 at 11:21am |
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Well....
Pulled the motor... Broken exhaust valve on starboard side. Don't see any damage to the block but it needs to be magnafluxed. Looking for a good engine shop now to see if it is repairable or possibly thinking about selling and picking up another one (88 SN) in much better shape. Unfortunately both local engine shops I have used in the past are not interested in the Marine 440, I got an estimate from a local marina at just over 6K to swap in a jasper m440 long block, but I'm not to fond of that. Time is getting slim now, busy season at work.... Kinda leaning towards selling it and lift. |
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Chevy350
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Posted: August-11-2015 at 3:02pm |
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Don't sell it... this is rare boat.
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C-Bass
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Posted: August-11-2015 at 4:25pm |
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PM me if you're selling it. I'm just down the road.
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: August-11-2015 at 7:50pm |
Did they say why? |
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pcjeeper
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Posted: August-11-2015 at 7:52pm |
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"We don't specialize in marine engines, and parts are not readily available for a 73 440"
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: August-13-2015 at 11:36pm |
It sure must be nice to be able to turn away business! What did they do for you in the past? Hopefully not marine engines since they are so different from automotive, even the best mechanic has a real hard time working on them.  Now that they have made that statement, I wouldn't even take a lawnmower to them. Wait, they are different too and you need a specialist to work on them!! "parts not readily available" Wow, I wonder if they shop at Autozone??? 
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pcjeeper
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Posted: August-14-2015 at 12:37am |
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The one shop built me a 4.2 inline 6 Stroker for my rock crawler about 4 years ago, the other shop was a friend of a friend deal that apparently only works on Ferds....and both shops do mostly diesel work anymore...guess that is where the money is at now...
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stubing22
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Posted: August-19-2018 at 8:58am |
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Regarding the "Stars and Stripes" Ski Nautique.
I found an old sale ad for a 1975 SN for sale in planetnautique.com Lo and behold it was for the "Stars and Stripes" SN. The stars and stripes were painted into the SN name on the side, very cool. This confirms the legend of this paint scheme and the fact that the '73 though very Red White and Blue is not the Stars and Stripes model. I have a 1973 also. https://www.planetnautique.com/vb5/forum/classified-group-buy-section/boats-for-sale-by-owner/26697-1975-ski-nautique-for-sale-special-promo-boat-fantastic-original-condition |
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C-Bass
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Posted: June-25-2020 at 2:11pm |
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Bringing this one back from the dead. I bought this boat back in 2015 from Adam after he had water in oil issues. I piddled with it, replaced the exhaust riser o-rings/gaskets, new exhaust valve to replace the broken/rusted one, and got the engine running. I took it to a local lake a couple times and skied behind it, and then hauled it to Dale Hollow for a week on a houseboat trip in 2017, but that's it. It'll sound cliche, but it's the usual story of I just don't have time to use it or mess with it (had a few kids after buying it, have the 67 project to continue working on some day....), regardless I've decided to sell it. This is a super cool boat with a rare engine package in it so someone on this site needs to get this thing as you guys can appreciate it more than average Joe. I'll be putting a listing up hopefully in the next few days, but feel free to contact me if you're interested in a 2nd gen with a big block!
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burban65
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Posted: June-25-2020 at 2:29pm |
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Craig - I am interested.....send me a PM with specifics. Thanks.
Steve B. |
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: June-25-2020 at 2:49pm |
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Interesting how CC had to route the exhaust to get the package to fit under the dog house.
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