GWPSR
Senior Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2012
- Messages
- 758
I'm working on the (now empty) hull of a 1981 Bayliner 2750 Victoria in a resto thread.
I'm not ready to put a new engine in it yet, but want to start planning and looking for bargains.
The original motor became hydrolocked and sat all winter with half of the cylinders filled with water thanks to the PO leaving a gaping hole in the cover of the engine bay that let rain and melting snow flow right through the air cleaner and into the intake manifold. All of the bolt-ons seem to be in good shape however, and some, like the alternator and starter were only a few years old.
The outdrive had used but water-free oil in it, and seems to shift cleanly and all shafts have very little end-play or run-out. Looks to have been fairly well maintained (or the PO was a lucky guy...).
I think it's a 280. The serial is unreadable at this point because of a layer or two of paint.
Here's the profile. Can someone with more experience ID it from that angle?
Anyway, in seeking donor engines, I'd be most grateful to the wizards on this side of the house for opinions, warnings, advice, pity parties, etc. I presume I could find a similar vintage SBC 350 and swap my existing marinized intake and exhaust parts, and electrical components onto it and have it be functional?
Are there viable alternatives to a like-for-like swap that would still mate up to the flywheel cover and output shaft? Smaller displacement but higher HP recent vintage perhaps? (If I can avoid emptying this boat's 125 gallon fuel tank on every day trip, it'd be nice
)
If money were no object, I'd buy a crate motor. It is however, so I want to end somewhere between there and oar power when I'm done. Preferably something to be proud of.
Right now it's a blank slate so to speak.
I'm not ready to put a new engine in it yet, but want to start planning and looking for bargains.
The original motor became hydrolocked and sat all winter with half of the cylinders filled with water thanks to the PO leaving a gaping hole in the cover of the engine bay that let rain and melting snow flow right through the air cleaner and into the intake manifold. All of the bolt-ons seem to be in good shape however, and some, like the alternator and starter were only a few years old.
The outdrive had used but water-free oil in it, and seems to shift cleanly and all shafts have very little end-play or run-out. Looks to have been fairly well maintained (or the PO was a lucky guy...).
I think it's a 280. The serial is unreadable at this point because of a layer or two of paint.
Here's the profile. Can someone with more experience ID it from that angle?
Anyway, in seeking donor engines, I'd be most grateful to the wizards on this side of the house for opinions, warnings, advice, pity parties, etc. I presume I could find a similar vintage SBC 350 and swap my existing marinized intake and exhaust parts, and electrical components onto it and have it be functional?
Are there viable alternatives to a like-for-like swap that would still mate up to the flywheel cover and output shaft? Smaller displacement but higher HP recent vintage perhaps? (If I can avoid emptying this boat's 125 gallon fuel tank on every day trip, it'd be nice
)If money were no object, I'd buy a crate motor. It is however, so I want to end somewhere between there and oar power when I'm done. Preferably something to be proud of.
Right now it's a blank slate so to speak.
Last edited:
