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  1. tpenfield

    New to Wake Sports – Looking for Beginner Advice

    What kind of boat do you have? Is it at least 8 feet long? Would you want something longer?
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I'll stick with the donuts . . . :rolleyes:
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Quick Update . . . I was over at the shop yesterday . . . The steering parts arrived on Friday so the work is proceeding. I'm hoping to have the boat by Friday of this week, but we shall see. I gave the re-power shop the trim tabs to install, since they can probably do it at the tail-end of...
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    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    It's not too late to make this project an outboard conversion. :unsure: :LOL:
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    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    Interesting approach. What is the height difference front-2-back ?
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    Mechanic tricks?

    I often use a piece of pipe over the handle end of a socket wrench to create a breaker bar. I also use an adjustable wrench tightened to the a square shaft of a screw driver to create some leverage on a stubborn screw. Otherwise I will use a manual impact set on the screw to loosen it.
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    Do it yourself Pumpout?

    Around here (MA), I believe if a place pumps gasoline, they also have to provide pump-out. I usually end up with some waste in the tank at the end of the season, so I often will dedicate (decimate) a shop vac for the purpose. :poop:
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    IDK . . . It will be whatever the re-power shop typically uses or thinks is best. I believe it will be 3-blade.
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Quick Update . . . I stopped by the re-power shop today to check on the fit of the trim tabs. Looks like I can cut the existing tabs down by 2" (making them 16" x 12") and they should be able to go back into the existing holes. The engines are mounted and the steering parts should arrive...
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    persistant overheating issue.

    I would get an IR thermometer and get temperature readings all throughout the cooling system, particularly when it is running hot.
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    persistant overheating issue.

    Have you taken the end caps off the heat exchanger to check for calcium build-up blocking some of the tubes? BTDT. :oops:
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    Early 2000's Rinker

    To that point, Rinker was not one of those 'better build quality' brands . . . They tended to be more on the Bayliner end of the quality spectrum.
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I was getting around 1.2 mpg with the Mercruisers, so there is not room to go but up :ROFLMAO:
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I know it generally works with cars, so it may follow suit with the boat engines. I'd be looking for a change (improvement) in fuel consumption and not a specific value. I've done this with cars and have seen a noticeable jump in fuel mpg around a certain mileage . . . it has ranged from 15K...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Yes, broken-in, but not broken :LOL:. . . apparently the term came from the 'breaking' of horses (so they could be ridden). According to AI . . . "The term "broken-in" (or "break-in") originated from equestrian terminology. Historically, it described the process of taming and conditioning a...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I’ll just do what the manual says, but I think the link that AD posted is about right. i think also I can watch the fuel consumption, as that can be an indicator of being ‘broken in’.
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    wing & a prayer :ROFLMAO:
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    The CG (Center of Gravity) . . . as best that I could calculate . . . is going to move about 12" aft and 5" upward. The Savitsky analysis done by the Naval Architect showed the boat would be at only a slight upward angle at rest (0.3˚). Some folks do a live test of the boat before the...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Looks so . . . I did not measure it. There will be an additional 2,000 lbs of buoyancy from the extension bracket. I expect the stern to be up a 'wee bit'. :D
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Speaking of WOT . . . In discussing propeller pitch with the re-power shop we came up with a 19” pitch as the starting point (19 x 16). Estimated top speed would be in the 51-53 mph range if the engines can make their WOT speed of 6,000 RPM
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