I am thinking of replacing my 120 mercruiser in my 22 Ft. Starcraft Chieftain with a 302 and outdrive from a 70's Sea Ray. There are tons of those old boats around here with the 188 HP set up that are being practically given away. I am quite familiar with the mechanics of the operation but has anyone actually done this upgrade? I am looking for ideas on how to attach new motor mounts to the sides of the engine area since it has the aluminum stringers. Does anyone have any pictures of their mounts for a V-8 or even V-6 in one of these boats? I can have almost anything fabbed up out of aluminum, but I don't want to go into it blind. I plan to buy an old boat with a complete functional motor and drive and strip the rest.
a 15 MPH cruising speed is just not enough on the great lakes!
a 15 MPH cruising speed is just not enough on the great lakes!