Re: Purchase " box seats "
Bob,
Hi, Yeah, things are progressing slowly but surely. I need to sell/get rid of my current (2) i/o's so I can get into the transom area and start removing it. Once that is moving forward, I will feel like I am getting somewhere.
As for Gene @ Burnett's. I know of him. From what I hear, he is a good mechanic at top dollar. I've been trying for (2) months to get him to drive 1 mile to my boat to check out the engines ( via a friend, he mentioned that he might want them for a few $ ). Because of his 'flakiness', I am shying away from him a bit - i.e he knows that I will be looking for a full mercruiser package $$$ - I think it would be a good investment on his behalf ( a 20 minute investment ) for him to check out my motors. We'll see.
As for Eric Ramsey, I know of him too and his yellow 23 CC. Beautiful boat. I believe he currently has the 300 HP, 5.7 w/ Bravo 3.
As for a ride on your boat - any time !! I'd love to check it out. Thanks. Give me call anytime/day, my cell is (516) 458-0043. I'd like to see all the work you did and to get ideas as to how I will proceed w/ my project.
Beleive it or not, I still wrestle w/ the engine conversion; (1) i/o vs (1 or 2) o/b's. I have not actually firmly priced out either option. My gut tells me that the (2) o/b's w/ a bracket will be a lot of $$$ - although this is the option I prefer.
Oh, and w/ re: to the Bravo 1 vs. 2: I know the BR 1 is a good drive and more for speed, but I have also heard that the 2 is just as good & spins a bigger wheel w/ more torque. I am not a speed demon, and torque is more important to me. Any negatives w/ the Bravo 2 ?
Thx. - Alan
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