Fishjustin87
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Aug 7, 2018
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- 113
I am looking at a 19 Ft Glasply with an Aq171 engine in it. The guy says it ran but needed a new exhaust manifol . I have read up on it and it appears that parts are very rare so pretty steeply priced. The hull appears to be in great shape and my brother in law has the identical boat and has had good luck with it. He claims to have a spare motor complete with the exhaust manifold and carbs I can get for an additional $400 bucks. A bit of a gamble but he only wants $750 bucks for the boat and its sitting on a decent galvinized trailer. I under stand I would be taking on a huge project and financial dilemma but i like a challenge. The question is what would my steps in the future be if I decide that I would rather just upgrade to a motor with cheaper parts? Are there motors that will bolt up to the out drive? Is there anyone that makes a replacement exhaust manifold that wont break the bank? If possible I would like to keep the spare motor complete for my boat or the broth in laws boat. Any insight would be great appreciated. I understand it would cost quite a but but I really like these Glasplys.