Re: Deciding between vintage and "vintagized"

[jeffersonsharp]

quote outbdnut2:

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quote wbeaton:

I am curious what prop pitch you are running on your twins. I know that elevation plays a part, but 17-21 mph sounds low on an El Dorado.

That’s a good question none of the props I have aren’t marked, I don’t even know if I’m running the same pitch on both motors. I’m going to take them to a prop shop and have them gauged. That’s just one of several avenues I have left on the table to pursue more performance. There’s the hook from the sagging extention that pushes the bow down enough to cause almost a reverse porpoising effect in waves and send spray up the chine at the bow and into the boat (I don’t have a windshield installed). The engines sit a couple inches lower than necessary. There’s some peeling paint on the bottom that I’ve yet to remove. And, I think I can probably eak a little more from one or both engines. So yea, I’m far from sure about the final performance yet. I also plan on catching and recycling the bypass oil to clean up the oil slick.

quote FrankR:

How about just putting a later V4 powerhead on the fat fifty? No, I have never tried it. But it sounds easy.

I’m pretty sure they changed the bolt pattern sometime mid 60’s and I’m sure the drive shaft water tube and shift linkage wouldn’t line up but it’s well within my capabilities to do I think. It’s just I’d like to retain the trim and tilt too.

quote Garry in Tampa:

Yamarude ? ? ?

😀 that looks great! Any unexpected hassles with the conversion?