Finally,my new 1974 Tsunami.

[oldbluesplayer]

First - Congrats on a Sweet boat - gotta admit I'm kinda partial to red SeaCrafts

the 23's, from all reports here, don't seem to have the same level of wet deck syndrome as the 20's do, but being an IO it may well sit lower in the stern and have more of a problem that way - I generally keep plugs in my 20 seafari drains, just cause I don't like a wet deck, but it does self bail pretty well even at a low trolling speed.

The drain tubes, if originals, are brass, and go down thru a hardwood block set between, and glassed in, between the hull and the liner - if that boat has spent it's life in the Great Lakes, the chances of serious corrosion on those is minimal, but age does take it's toll, and quite a few here have discussed replacing them.

Ford 351's were good engines, but if it's sour, I'd just swap it out for a chevy 350, they are much more common these days in marine applications.

again - congrats - nice boat !!!

Bill