You can get efi without return lines but you may want to replace your tanks anyway.
Sent from my iPad On Dec 8, 2010, at 6:30 AM, John Strong <[email protected]> wrote: > Crusader is a marine engine company that uses GM cores. Marine Power and > Mercruiser use GM too. I'm assuming you have Velvet Drive transmissions - > they're simple and tough, and usually worth keeping. I've got a Salty Dog > with carbureted 350's and they will push the boat at 22 knots at around 3000. > Don't know the fuel burn. Don't want to know! > > The new engines will come with new cooling systems, so be sure you get them > with fresh-water-cooled exhaust manifolds. The only raw water will be in the > heat exchangers and the exhaust elbows. You'll never need to replace the > manifolds. Bigger cooling systems may mean bigger thru-hulls, seacocks, > strainers, etc. Replace all the metal in the exhaust system with fiberglass, > and replace all the hose too. > > EFI will mean modifying the fuel tanks with return line fittings. It may be > time for new fuel tanks anyway. You can get new tanks from Uniflite's > original tank maker, Coastline Mfg. - they still have all the drawings. As a > portion of a repower, not all that expensive. > > http://coastline-tanks.com/ > http://www.mercurymarine.com/engines/inboards/ > http://www.marinepowerusa.com/replacement.php > > Your Sport Sedan is *absolutely* worth repowering. What a great boat! > Replacing it with something new of equivalent quality would probably cost > $200K. You can do the repower for a tenth of that. Go for it! > > John Strong > [email protected] > > > On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 4:04 AM, Suzy-Q <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanx Kenny, > > The quote was for new carburated 350's. I don't know if they were > "Crusaders" or not. Is the "Cursader" an upgraded 350? > > > > On Dec 6, 11:28 pm, Keith Washburn <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's not a bad price if your talking about the crusader efi 350s I > > repowered my 32ss with the Crusader 8.1 efi I had 454s the efis are way > > more efficient and trouble free. My old engines gave me 13 to 15 knots sob > > at about 28 gph the new engines give me about 20 to 22 knots at the same > > fuel burn . > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Dec 5, 2010, at 10:01 AM, Suzy-Q <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I have a 28' Sports Sedan with twin 318's. Engines were most likely > > > overhauled in mid-90's. The boat sat for many years, ran rough for a > > > while and it was not until late this summer that I got the engines > > > working well and could cruise at 2800-3000 rpm. (19 - 22 mph speedver > > > land at that rpm). After a few hours of cruising the starboard engine > > > started smoking when I returned from a fishing trip. The compression > > > was 120psi+ for all cylinders except #4 which was low at 60 psi. I > > > pulled the heads and found that the head gasket had failed. No water > > > in the oil just oil in cylinder #4. > > > > > I was planning on replacing the exhaust manifolds/elbows and risers on > > > both engines this winter which is not going to be cheap. Now I'm > > > faced with the decision to repair/replace the stbd engine as well. My > > > mechanic recommends repowering with new 350's and reusing the > > > transmissions (approx $22k). To install a rebuilt 318 would cost $8k - > > > $9k, including exhaust parts. > > > > > Anyone with experience in this area? Will the 350's be more > > > economical, provide more speed or be easier to maintain over the life > > > of the boat. I'm trying to talk myself into spending the money to > > > repower the boat and enjoy expensive but some hassle free fishing. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "UnifliteWorld" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en.
