Chuckles boat goes woosh woosh woosh.
If you are getting wet or bouncing, you need to put the hammer down.

Yours sounds just the same.

Tried to email you a long reply to this post with an attachment but got a failure notice. I'll try to resend it if you'll PM me with a good email address.

Just sent it to you.......

Do tell, Denny...

Back to the repower, the stroked 250 (292) has got my fancy but First Mate Marine is having trouble calling me back...
Any input from the mechanical wizards on here, or your wize, wrench-wielding friends.

My understanding is that merc only produced the 200 hp Mercruiser configuration for a year, 1969, using the 292 w/MCM II drive - some bastardization of the sideways lifting elgin style lower er sumpin'. Can I mate an inline to an alpha or bravo drive, or am I stuck with the MC 1?

I'm finding a few ci 250 to 292 conversion threads but no real evidence of success. The guys selling these 292 blocks arent the most responsive ...

http://www.jasperengines.com/authentic-custom-engines

Gillie,
Jasper is employee owned and somewhat geared toward the vintage/ antique crowd.
They should have answers for you regarding drive compatibility and long stroke longevity
vs a more over square design with lower side loading of the piston skirts.

Did you send via PM or email? Still don't have anything on either.

Nothing here either.
Over.

I sent my email which is bhgreene2@gmail.com

I was just being a jackass.
Over.

email resent w/o failure message this time.