Re: exhaust . i want noise
Thanks <br /> I bought it off of E-bay (auctioned by Bent boats.com) Sept 2000. It sat for years at a marina in NY. After talking to the guy I had to have it. Allmands are known for there great hull manufacturing (the only thing that I haven't replaced or repaired or redone) just cosmetics and paint. After thirty years there was not a soft spot anywhere. You can jump up and down the front deck with no give (not that I would, it would be like jumping on one of my kids, hell I have had it longer then one of them). After three years and about 9 grand in parts (dont tell the wife) and millions in labor (I do all the work myself, motor, elec, interior, paint ECT). Its getting there. The biggest problem is finding the parts that work. It is the only one I have ever seen like it. Allmand boats have been sold to someone who wants to forget the past so they were no help and the drive motor combo (360 Mopar motor with a Volvo 270 outdrive) only came in a few Donzis in the early 70s. Try to get someone to part out their Donzi. A flywheel cost me $800.00 and was shipped Sept 10th 2001 then it was promptly lost for two months. The worst thing was it took me 5 months to find it (I bet you can still come up with one my posts if you do a web search for mopar/volvo flywheel). I was lucky it was fall and with other things going on in the world kept my mind off of it or I would have been pulling my hair out. <br /> This year I have about $1200.00 (my over done Christmas) in motor parts and seats ready to go this spring. It seems like a lot of money and time when I think about it but my wife tells me I play it off but I glow like I am 6 months pregnant when someone comes up and says thats cool and to tell you the truth it does feel pretty dam good. So again Thanks!
