Hi Everyone,
I am new to the boating world and recently bought a 1982 Beach Craft with a cuddy cabin. It is 19ft. Not sure of the model. I was told it was a chevy 350 motor in it, looks like it could be, but was told by a boat guy not to refer to it as such. It is an OMC with a closed cooling system. I have been doing some work on it, new impeller, thermostat. That fixed the cooling problem. New plugs and oil altenator. I took it out on Sunday and ran into a problem. when the motor builds up some compression, my old rusty starter doesn't have the umph to turn the motor over. if I turn the motor to a lower compression stroke I can fire it up, long story short, i need a new starter. Anyone know what starter I need, model number or part number. It appears to have 2 bolts holding it in, one into the flywhell housing and one going straight up. Any help would be appreciated
Chris
I am new to the boating world and recently bought a 1982 Beach Craft with a cuddy cabin. It is 19ft. Not sure of the model. I was told it was a chevy 350 motor in it, looks like it could be, but was told by a boat guy not to refer to it as such. It is an OMC with a closed cooling system. I have been doing some work on it, new impeller, thermostat. That fixed the cooling problem. New plugs and oil altenator. I took it out on Sunday and ran into a problem. when the motor builds up some compression, my old rusty starter doesn't have the umph to turn the motor over. if I turn the motor to a lower compression stroke I can fire it up, long story short, i need a new starter. Anyone know what starter I need, model number or part number. It appears to have 2 bolts holding it in, one into the flywhell housing and one going straight up. Any help would be appreciated
Chris