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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    That sounds like a lot. :oops: I better do some practice lifting.
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    Inherited boat, how bad is this?

    Yes, closer to $10K than $1K and closer to years than weeks. It is hard to tell from the pictures of the cuddy cabin if the stringers were removed or just exposed. One thing you need to factor in is knowledge, which you are starting out at a fairly low level.. This will increase the time...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Removing the Mercruiser wiring and controls . . . It is a bit mind boggling to see the amount of electronic 'stuff' and wiring that goes along with these 'current day' engines. I have spent the past few days taking it all out. . Helm station carnage . . . . The Mercruiser cables were...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Because . . . (top is in tension, bottom is in compression . . . for the most part)
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Bolts are done . . . I got the longer bolts and finished off the bolts . . I had 'AI' show as all painted white . . . . . Looks OK. Next steps are the scarf joints on the outside.
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I tried to get the side panel off, which would give me full access to the rigging. Got it all loosened up, but the wet bar was in the way and would require a whole bunch of work to move it . . . :rolleyes::poop:
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Propped up on one side to get a few fasteners out.
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I know that I'm being nice, but that is what I do . . . :ROFLMAO:
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Since I have a few folks 'extremely interested' in my Mercruiser engines, I have been working to get the rest of the rigging & controls out of the boat. The stuff has to come out anyway, so part of the path to victory. :D . A rats nest is a kind description . . . I've been at it for a couple...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    It might be because I'm spending the $$$ on this project :ROFLMAO:
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    never have, now never will.
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Got home @ 5:00 am EDT . . . left the house in CA 11:00am PDT . . . so, 15 hours to fly across the country . . . The plane going PHX to BOS broke, so the airline re-assigned a plane coming from NYC to PHX . . . but it was not due in for 3 hours. So, a late-night flight turned into a...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Stuck in PHX for a few hours. Flight to BOS delayed and not scheduled to arrive 2:30 am 😳
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    You are on the Vineyard (right?). I'll have to see what the weather allows . . . the weekend looks OK.
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Well, I have some prospective buyers, but until they show up with cash in hand, it will still be a clown show. Since I'll have time today while doing the airport thing, I am working on the instrument panel design. I think I have a decent layout, depending on how much space the 'Honda' stuff...
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