X-19 conroy project, any comments on this boat ?

[thedeuceman]

i looking at taking on a new project (kinda fell into my lap)
just if any of you with lots more experience have any input on good and or bad points of this particular boat.
its a 1988 X-19 conroy, boat only free to pick up, pending a deal i have worked out for a V8 and mercurser out drive in something else.

thanks

[Hyperacme]

Looks like a "Price leader" model, Good or bad I'm not sure ...

[bambam]

is that the one that has been posted on CL for a while with no motor and a hole in the transom?

[thedeuceman]

Thats it, picking it up this weekend

[thedeuceman]

gonna put this in it

[kert0307]

Is that a 302 or 351?

[thedeuceman]

im told its a 302, its in a steury 518 IO
ugly boat but hopefully with good parts.
just got home with it so i havent checked it out yet.

[thedeuceman]

so i got this X-19 conroy, project for next year.
needs interior, floor and a transom for sure, as well as a motor and outdrive.
i have a 302 out this old steury 518, it appears to be a 215E
so i need to figure what parts i need, is there any cross ref on line somewhere
or is there a guru who just knows what fits, or what i can make work
i checked boatinfo.com, and boatfix.com

[MikeB]

Cool boat!  I don't think I've ever seen one of those in person.  Especially like the built in ice chest. 

[kert0307]

The mercruiser stuff is pretty interchangeable between models. I pulled the merc 140 out of my cvx16ss when I did my rebuild and put in basically the same drive you are using. Most of it will be as simple as unbolt from the donor boat and bolt into project boat. The only thing that will need some creativity is the front engine mounts. When you re do the floor in the Conroy make sure you copy the engine mount locations from your donor boat and it should work out ok. You will also want to get your hands on the Mercury engine alignment tool and a shop manual for Mercruiser would be a good investment too.

[thedeuceman]

Did you leave the lower gears in it, sounds like the v8 typiclly uses 1.47
Im trying to absorb lots of info here

[kert0307]

Yes, I am using the 888 out-drive that came with the v8. I'm pretty sure it is 1.5 to 1. You will probably want to start with a 17 or 19 pitch prop. Make sure you put a new water impeller in the lower unit also.