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nobbie48 said:
I consider fiberglass hulls homogenous units, laminated with unwaxed resins so the layers chemically bond. Patches are glued on and I don't trust them.
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Fibreglass can be repaired without losing hull integrity. Damage never bothered me as long as repairs were done correctly.
 
crankcall said:
Amen to that , we spent twenty K rebuilding a four fifty four gas guzzler for a boat we paid sixteen grand for , that would sell today for twelve K


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Call me next time, I can replace a FI 454 with a drop in for $23k - includes alt, starter, water pump, manifolds, waterpump and nema controller.

$15k if you pay my clubhouse tab for the week.
 
Think he is a communist. I was pretty much stuck rebuilding that block unit , or sourcing another late eighties block . There’s six versions of the four fifty four . Wrong one means possibly changing transmission or building an adapter plate and then mounts ect . She had been oil starved on occasion so rebuild also meant new crank and cam , rockers and push rods , then it’s boring and setup for new cam , add a marine alternator/ starter , oil pump , fuel pump and it adds up on a serious overhaul . It was like jack up the carb and slide a new motor under . There’s no crate motor that goes in that hole any cheaper . My cohort on these projects is the manager of Mississauga snow plowing and public works trucks , ex private truck mechanic and a fellow that runs a high performance engine shop in Hagersville . If there is a better or less expensive choice than the marine mechanic we actually use , they would know .


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