Under intense pressure from Shrom (just kidding bud), I'm starting the CV23 thru hull project thread a few days early. This is inherently repetitive, as I'm using a lot of the same parts that Jeff, Craig and Shaun used, all successfully, but they are getting tossed in a 23 instead...that's the big curveball.
Jeff, the nicest guy ever, is helping me pull the engine, measure and cut holes this coming Sunday, and it seems like we should be able to get the majority of the work done in one day. The only piece I don't have yet is the new t-stat, which I won't be getting until next week from mooreperformance.
Here's a quick list of the parts I'm using (I'll add more pics throughout the week):
"Lightly" used Mercruiser center-rise manifolds (ebay score)
Mercruiser "S-Pipe" kit (same kit as all three guys used)
10" Tips with internal mufflers from mooreperformance
Alternator Bracket from BPI
New (center-rise style) T-stat from mooreperformance.com
It's been a long winter watching Jeff, Shaun and Craig pull off the conversion flawlessly and I can only hope my boat turns out as nice. Thanks again to all of you guys for posting the info and pics that you did!
Here's a shot of the engine before I removed the manifolds and hoses:
Since then I have taken off both manifolds, all of the cooling hoses, mounted the new alt bracket and alternator and cleaned up the motor.
Basically it's all ready for Sunday...