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Yep, a surveyor will tell you all you need to know. But if your offer was not contingent on a survey, you won't have any recourse if issues are found. Is that a typo? Suzuki didn't make a 130...

Even if the carbs had straight oil in them, I don't think the oil is thick enough to block up the system. Check the linkage on your oil pump. If I remember correctly, a Merc oil pump defaults to full capacity if the linkage fails. I would also take the primer bulb out of the system and...

Not sure why it wouldn't start, but it's normal for the gas to be that color. The carbs are down stream from the oil injection pump so the gas and oil get mixed before being delivered to the carbs. Is your choke working properly?

Are they "Cerfified Pre-Owned (CPO)"or "Pacemaker" engines?

How much is the current owner asking for it and are those motors transom or bracket mounted? Transom, bulkheads, wiring, fuel tanks, fuel lines, thru-hull fittings all need to be thoroughly inspected.

There's usually lots of good shows at Kiptopeke... :D :D :D Anyway, I personally wouldn't hesitate one bit to pull that boat 1 mile (even a bunch more) with a Cherokee. Of course I would make sure I had perfect trailer brakes, perfect tow vehicle brakes, tranny cooler, all synthetic...

The best way to see the differences is to check out the model year catalogs on the Grady White website. http://www.gradywhite.com/customer/catalogs/ But in a nutshell.... 1978 - Grady enters the 25' walkaround market with the Kingfish. V-berth, two aft quarter berth, no stand-up head...

That would required a bracket change (at the very least) and would definitely end up costing quite a bit more than a pair of lightly used DFIs. The hull is currently for sale w/ no motors, but I'm not sure how long I want to keep that up. At least if I put a pair of used DFIs on there, she...

I get mine from www.boatfix.com.

$30K to $40K will correct that... :wink:

Yep, that helps a lot. Gets some of my competition off the market. :D Congrats. :)

That $23K turned into $29K after I got the quote on all the necessary rigging an installation. Call me a cheap bastard, but those motors just aren't worth it to me....and F200s are more. I could get new 200 Optis (which offer better performance and economy that both) for the same price. The...

Thanks for all of the feedback guys. Sounds like the 175 would be fine in terms of power and performance. My main goal here is still to try and get the boat sold, so the dilemma is whether or not to put on older carbed engines or used DFIs. If I go with the carbed engines, I'll have to...

Used Jeep Cherokee 4x4. Make sure it has the 4.0 and auto trans. You can get one for a few grand in good shape and it will go well over 200K.

Anyone every run a Sea V2 Sailfish with 175s? In my quest to find a set of affordable replacement engines, I ran a cross a set of nice (I haven't seen them in person yet) '95 Merc 175s. I think these motors could be had faily inexpensively, but I'm wondering if the boat would be...

Acetone or brake cleaner. Re-wax the area when you're done.

It really is a shame Grady limits us to only Yamaha power. 175 Optis or Suzuki would be great on that hull.

IMHO a bad transom is NOT a reason to shy away from that rig unless you are not willing to put in the time and $$$ to fix it. If you can do the work yourself, you can probably get away with $1000 to $1500 in materials depending on whether or not you choose to go with a composite core or...

She will NOT take the F300 or F350 from Yamaha. However, I believe 300 HP 6 cylinders from Mercury, Suzuki and Evinrude are viable options, but check with GW Customer Service first.

Be sure you get some sort of coating on that tank prior to installation to protect if from corrosion. Some common acceptable solutions are coal-tar epoxy or Interprotect 2000E. I am also not real fond of the way Grady puts tanks in. I would much rather see them foamed in (which I also have...