My vintage marine

[Anonymous]

I have a 59-60 something buehler turbocraft with a ford inline 6 I want to rebuild. Does anyone have a site where I can look up the casting numbers on the block? They are: EBP-60 5-H

This is a jetpump motor, so I want to build it with smooth torque and able to roll 3-4k rpms while cruising (for some time) I think a port and polish, maybe bigger valves? I dont want to raise compression or make it a mondo-horspower machine, just something that'll retain torque and be able to spin more rpms...

 

[Anonymous]

subject says it all.

 

[CoupeBoy]

I guess that most people who want more rpms without many more changes normally go with a larger CFM carburator as the factory original ones have a tendacy to choke off air at higher speeds. Does your boat use a normal down draft carb or a side draft? Dual 1 bbls would be sweet on a 223 also.

What sort of ignition system is in it? Self contained magneto or stock distributor with points. If it has points you could replace the points with a Petronix unit for smoother running operation.

Open up the exhaust, does this boat have a normal exhaust manifold or water cooled?

I think the main reason people are not responding is that like myself they are unfamiliar with the type of setup. Have you got any pictures? If you do not know how to post them, feel free to email them to me and I'll host and post them for you.

-ron

 

[LaGrasta]

That sounds very cool. Is there any chance you could share a pic or two with us? Maybe a web site that has a pic?

 

[Anonymous]

there's all kinds of vintage boats there, here's a link. the hard part about carbing is the spark arrest and watercooled intake/exhaust that its 'supposed' to use. a buddy of mine didnt put the arrestor in...and boat is in the bottom of willard bay, burned and sank.


i think balanced rotating assembly, maybe valves, port/polish and see what kind of carbs i can use for it. the exhaust is also water cooled, i'll get pix up here soon....

http://www.fiberglassics.com/forms/foru ... geID=41358

 

[CoupeBoy]

just a note, I hardly ever read the subject lines after the first post. I noticed that twice you have put comments in there, just fyi.

The carb in this pic looks like a standard issue Ford peice

Any chance you have closer more detailed pics of it? I bet you could upgrade to a late 70's early 80's 300 single barrel carb. Or a 2bbl. Same with the distributor and exhaust manifold.

A couple weeks ago I was on my buddy's boat 4cyl gm. It had a 2bbl on it but the only thing that looked odd was the spark arrester air cleaner assembly and the water cooled exhaust, otherwise it looked like a land-lubber engine to me.

-ron

 

[CoupeBoy]

I just noticed that your steering wheel is on the 'wrong' side. I've been wondering why boats have the wheel on the right (normally). Interesting.

-ron

 

[Anonymous]

the intake has a water inlet and outlet for cooling...this one is sadly cracked so i need to find a new one.

right hand drive boats were invented because of water skiing. most people tended to drive with their right hand...and looking over your left shoulder while driving with your right was easier, so they moved the boat navigation over to the right side, so the skiier was centered in your vision over your left shoulder. useless trivia, but kind of fun...

 

[CoupeBoy]

That beats my best guess. I always assumed they were like cars and had a natural twist that tried to lift the right side when you mashed the throttle. In cars people have a tendacy to move things like batteries to the farthest right corner of the car, and I assumed that moving the driver provided the same sort of balancing measure.

-ron

 

[Geezer 300]

Gee, I thought it was because when you're running a channel you could keep an eye on where the water shallows out and stay as far to the right without running aground and boats heading in the opposite direction would have as much room as possible.

 

[wallaka]

There's probably no way to really know.

 

[Anonymous]

you are correct compuboy
the prop rotation offeres more twist than a simple flywheel when grinding against the hydro pressure whilst propelling the vessel. The driver's seat is by far the most comfortable position in the boat if placed on the extreem right hand side. If you follow any boat under a full head of steam, you will notice the right side of the boat is a tad higher unless trim tabs are used. Its more noticable in an over powered 14 foot craft than say a well built 22 foot hull design

 

[Geezer 300]

Yeah, what do I know!! Now what do I do with the Coast Guard Captains license I got in 1977 ?

 

[Colonel Flashman]

Keep up the good work?