Mercruiser Inliner Swap Progress...165 Rebuilt I6 replacing the old 470

[WOEISMEIGOTTA470]

PB'd in place

1708...

CSM...

Faired & sanded smooth

 

[WOEISMEIGOTTA470]

Hoooooless filled in (port side)


Finished transom :

 

[WOEISMEIGOTTA470]

The deck is coming along well, the port side is all leveled out and about ready for final layer of CSM and cloth. The starboard side still needs some work on some minor surface imperfections before it gets its final layups.

I managed to drill out the six ¼-20 T-Nut holes for the pedestal helm seat oversized to ½”, and then filled these holes with thickened resin. I used some ¼-20 studs and lubed the threads with heavyweight silicone grease to keep the resin from filling up the threads on the t-nuts.

 

[WOEISMEIGOTTA470]

peanut butter mmmmm =P tasty!

 

[WOEISMEIGOTTA470]

Lastly, I used the left over thickened resin to bed the fuel fill hose cover into the floor and transom.


Also, lucking out with my canopy holding up. Weather has been really cooperating too...although t-storms are in the forecast for the next 24 hrs :-/
My lady friend has work all weekend, so I hope to get a lot finished. Just hope the stormy weather doesn't slow me down too much!

cozy!!

 

[Mark72233]

Woe it's looking good. I sent you a couple of private messages. Mark72/233

 

[Watermann]

Getting closer and looking good so far :thumb:

 

[WOEISMEIGOTTA470]

Got a break in some warm weather. It hit 70 yesterday, so I took advantage of the opportunity to fair the transom area around the I/O hole with some fairing compound (it had some permanent indentations from the years of clamping force). I managed to get the area nice and flat using my durablock sanding blocks. I finished up with a coat of fresh white gelcoat over the surrounding area. I had to remove the bottom paint which was a bit of a pain, but knocked most of it down with 220grit, and then scrubbed it off with acetone. I then scuffed the cleaned area by blocking with 400 to give the surface some tooth for the gel to stick to. All that's left is to knock down the orange peel and recheck for flatness.

 

[WOEISMEIGOTTA470]

 

[WOEISMEIGOTTA470]

Always remove tape BEFORE it sets-up!

 

[WOEISMEIGOTTA470]

and a little heat never hurts either!

 

[Watermann]

Be careful with that heat lamp, it'll draw all the neighborhood feral cats :lol:

Looking good from here! :thumb:

 

[montejw360]

very cool. a project i'd like to do myself. started looking for a 165 after reading this.

 

[WOEISMEIGOTTA470]

very cool. a project i'd like to do myself. started looking for a 165 after reading this.

Thanks monte! Yeah I'm really hoping this year is the big year for me! Stay tuned...

 

[GA_Boater]

WOE - Are you going to change your username? LOL

 

[WOEISMEIGOTTA470]

WOE - Are you going to change your username? LOL

Heh, yeah I kinda screwed myself with my username of choice, could become confusing when I'm done with this freakin' thing.
I wouldn't know how to change it though...and still keep my profile and history active. I won't need to change it till I'm done with this project anyways...

 

[GA_Boater]

If you want to change your username, just PM a Mod when you're ready. Admin can change for you. They do few and nothing gets lost.

 

[achris]

Hey WOE,

Just got directed to this thread from your question regarding stripping of the transom assy over in the Merc I/O section...

First up, really nice job on the hull restoration. And that engine looks better than new.

However (there is always a 'however', ah), I have concerns regarding your closed cooling system. The heat exchanger you're using was never design for cooling capacity that included closed cooling the exhaust manifold. The original closed cooling for the in-line 4 and 6 GM engines was just the block and head. The manifold remained seawater cooled. Even the latest design of 3.0litre engine closed cooling still doesn't cool the manifold. You may need to consider putting a 4" heat exchanger from a later model 470 on.

Cheers,

Chris.....

 

[WOEISMEIGOTTA470]

Hey WOE,

Just got directed to this thread from your question regarding stripping of the transom assy over in the Merc I/O section...

First up, really nice job on the hull restoration. And that engine looks better than new.

However (there is always a 'however', ah), I have concerns regarding your closed cooling system. The heat exchanger you're using was never design for cooling capacity that included closed cooling the exhaust manifold. The original closed cooling for the in-line 4 and 6 GM engines was just the block and head. The manifold remained seawater cooled. Even the latest design of 3.0litre engine closed cooling still doesn't cool the manifold. You may need to consider putting a 4" heat exchanger from a later model 470 on.

Cheers,

Chris.....

Thanks Chris! Thanks for sharing your knowledge on that closed cooling fact, because I was unsure about the capacity - I did exactly as you said and scooped up a 4" HE from a 470 model in excellent shape just in case!

 

[achris]

... scooped up a 4" HE from a 470 model in excellent shape just in case!

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