17' 1965 OMC deluxe

[garyq]

what should I be concern with ,when thinking of buying this boat hull wise. also is this a good design tri hull has 150 hp gas motor lots of info needed thank.

 

[parrisw]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

Great old boats, I'm restoring a similar one now, its a little different but still an old OMC boat. ITS OLD so likely has rotten wood unless someone has already replaced it, I thought mine was good when I bought it, but I was surely wrong.

 

[garyq]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

I hope it all goes good and no major wood rot

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

I hope it all goes good and no major wood rot

Welcome to iboats.

Do you mean it has a little rot? Do some SEARCH for test holes or bore holes ...... afraid to say but rot starts on the inside and works it's way out....so what appears as a little might be allot below the decking.

 

[parrisw]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

Trust me, if that boat has never been touched, it's going to have rot, unless it's spent its whole life in dry storage.

 

[ezmobee]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

If that's an inboard motor, I'd imagine parts are going to be near impossible to find for it.

 

[parrisw]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

If that's an inboard motor, I'd imagine parts are going to be near impossible to find for it.

I thought all those ones were inboards? But arn't they just a 2 stroke V4? like and outboard? Wonder how many parts are the same. It's more the outdrive that I'd be worried about getting parts for. Any OMC stern drive is hard to find some parts for.

 

[ezmobee]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

I thought all those ones were inboards? But arn't they just a 2 stroke V4? like and outboard? Wonder how many parts are the same. It's more the outdrive that I'd be worried about getting parts for. Any OMC stern drive is hard to find some parts for.

Some were. His being a 150HP though it could be a car motor of some sort. Either way it's gonna suck for parts.

 

[garyq]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

I was told by the owner that the engine 150 ph merc an that the motor was original from 1965 gas only is this going to be hard to find parts LOL..

 

[ezmobee]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

There is no way there was a Merc originally on an OMC boat. OMC made Johnsons, Evinrudes, and OMC stern drives. One of their boats would have been equipped with one of their powerplants. Are we talking about an outboard boat? If so, a Merc could have been swapped onto it at point.

 

[garyq]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

no this is an inboard only gas only merc 150 hp. unless owner is wrong, I will ask my friend to get model # for engine and post ...........

 

[garyq]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

There is no way there was a Merc originally on an OMC boat. OMC made Johnsons, Evinrudes, and OMC stern drives. One of their boats would have been equipped with one of their powerplants. Are we talking about an outboard boat? If so, a Merc could have been swapped onto it at point.

nice work on your boat ,if i get mine I will post pics

 

[parrisw]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

no this is an inboard only gas only merc 150 hp. unless owner is wrong, I will ask my friend to get model # for engine and post ...........

Post some pics then we'll know. But its entirely possible that someone has swapped out a merc inboard and outdrive, that would be cool if it does.

 

[garyq]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

Next weekend I will have the boat and will sent pic I have to drive 5 hr to get it
or her ...Do most guys name their boats girls ,looking for names too..

 

[garyq]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

Well okay guys I didn,t buy that boat ,the guy couldn,t fine all paper work and i found a better one not to far away but it is a ford Mercury v6 inboard with a johnson drive gas only 150 hp...the one Im getting is a buick v6 150hp..

 

[ezmobee]

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ford Mercury v6 inboard with a johnson drive gas only 150 hp...the one Im getting is a buick v6 150hp..

and yet again, none of this makes any sense whatsoever.

 

[garyq]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

Okay what doesn,t make sense explain

 

[parrisw]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

Okay what doesn,t make sense explain

Mercury and Johnson don't go together. And not likely that you found another OMC old boat with a buick V6.

 

[Shife]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

Okay what doesn,t make sense explain

There are three basic types of marine propulsion systems:

1. Outboard - This is where the engine and drive components hang off the back of the boat as a single unit.

2. Inboard - This is where both the engine and drive unit are mounted inside the boat and only a shaft and propeller protrude outside the hull.

3. Inboard/Outboard or I/O - This is where the engine is mounted inside the boat and the drive unit is mounted outside the boat.

There are jet drive variants of both the outboard and inboard drive systems, but not the I/O. While most of the marine engine systems, especially inboard and I/O, are based off of automotive powerplants, they are typically proprietary and mixing one brand with another is usually cost prohibitive.



So..... figure out what in the heck you actually have and get back to us.

 

[garyq]

Re: 17' 1965 OMC deluxe

its I/O - thanks for the schooling