On Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:27:01 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 03:17:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim

wrote:



On Saturday, March 29, 2014 1:56:20 AM UTC-7, wrote:



I imagine he is just trying to stir up some actual boating content. It



is a shame he has to dig that deep to find it.







I am not sure we still have any I/O guys here tho.







Personally I think they are "trailer boat only" in most applications.



I am not sure I want to keep rubber parts below the water line on a



boat that stays in the water around here.



Hey, these ancient posts have a wealth of info. and I'm enjoying them .



Greg, I could switch over to outboards, I've had a few of those too.



?;^ )



Now that the 4 strokes are getting better, there is very little

advantage to an I/O.

My mother's family all ran "Bay Built" work boats with inboards and I

thought an I/O was the best of both worlds until I got down here.

The ones I was familiar with on the Chesapeake were still trailer

boats. Down here the only I/Os you see are "go fasts" with big block

V-8s that seldom get wet.

I know exactly what you're saying Greg. But unless you have a sail boat, and like to pay slip rents, around here, trailer boating rules. Mercruiser alpha 1's are easy to come by due to long term use. I mean' it's kinda hard to improve a hammer.

And I/0 engines are something that most parts you can get through NAPA. Like carb kits, solenoids, belts etc. I wouldn't use an automotive water pump, though...