1976 23 Inboard

Miles Offshore · #1 01-09-2007, 07:40 PM

man, does all that stuff look familiar- i am sure myself and all the other inboard guys will be following your progress. what kinda power are you going back with??? be happy to help with anything i can - good luck and again i look forward to your overhaul- craig

Bryan A. · #2 01-09-2007, 09:26 PM

Nice boat. I love those inboards. Too bad I can't have one.

CHANCE1234 · #3 01-09-2007, 09:26 PM

Keep the pictures comming as they are motiviation for me. Although the boat is kinda on the back burner with the purchase of my first house. Closing march 1st by the way.

Kmodi9 · #4 01-10-2007, 07:05 PM

i am going to have the crusader rebuilt with a bigger cam at least but maybe some other doo dads thrown in, i am basically telling them i want the three things everybody wants : more power, better fuel economy, and reliabilty!maybe Wendell can chime in here, he is the crew chief for Whale Pants.

Maybe you guys could chime in and tellme where all the wood is in this boat so i can do some looking for rot. What issues have you inboard guys have when u have opened them up?

What does anybody think of dripless stuffing boxes?

MarkR · #5 01-10-2007, 07:21 PM

Craig- That's funny. There are familiar components. The Sceptre Inboard is different in that it is a V-Drive and there are two silencers and two exhaust ports thru the transom. That raw water intake valve and probably the thru-hull strainer has to go.

Kmodi-My dream is to have the bilge painted white, probably crazy, when I do a re-power. But, definitely go to a 1 1/4" raw water intake strainer, fittings and valve. I used a 90 degree ball type. Especially if you add to the HP, can never have too much cooling. I also replaced the exhaust thru-hulls with a Vetus fitting that was much better that the original tube. As far as I know the inboard transoms, where the wood is, are not a problem. They don't support the power, they just close in the hull. Unless the glass encapsulating the plywood has been penetrated, allowing the water in, it's probably OK.

Kmodi9 · #6 01-10-2007, 08:53 PM

i too am looking to have a white bilge perhaps, any reccomendations on paint? Vetus? like the thruster?

The transom has been pierced with screws, wiring was ran on it. The transome looks to be ok, nothing that would make me want to replace it. Are you doing a repower as well?

Miles Offshore · #7 01-10-2007, 10:21 PM

i have heard to many horror stories from dripless stuffing boxes- no way for me. i got a little bit of water from the starboard stringer outboard of the gas tank but not much- the deck is wood and the transom and iif i remember right thats it. I like a grey bilge personally (i am around lots of grey all day anyway right gary?) That stuffing box on your rudder- i dont know if the packing gland nut on yours is frozen or not but mine was and I had to heat it up to break it loose. repacked it, got all the play out of it and my steering wheel thanks me for it. there is stuff under that rear deck that you will never see again (im sure you know how hard it is to get to the point where you can pull it off) take care of anything you can find while its up and off. I would consider recoring the hatch too if you have the time-

Hey Mark- happy new year dude! LTNS

joey · #8 01-10-2007, 11:29 PM

I'm with Craig,not a fan of the dripless stuffing box.I just repacked mine with 3 layers of teflon packing and she hardly drips a drop.

Kmodi9 · #9 01-12-2007, 01:41 PM

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I'm with Craig,not a fan of the dripless stuffing box.I just repacked mine with 3 layers of teflon packing and she hardly drips a drop.

do u have a inboard seacraft? lets see some pics!

where did u get the teflon from?

Kmodi9 · #10 01-12-2007, 01:38 PM

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i have heard to many horror stories from dripless stuffing boxes- no way for me. i got a little bit of water from the starboard stringer outboard of the gas tank but not much- the deck is wood and the transom and iif i remember right thats it. I like a grey bilge personally (i am around lots of grey all day anyway right gary?) That stuffing box on your rudder- i dont know if the packing gland nut on yours is frozen or not but mine was and I had to heat it up to break it loose. repacked it, got all the play out of it and my steering wheel thanks me for it. there is stuff under that rear deck that you will never see again (im sure you know how hard it is to get to the point where you can pull it off) take care of anything you can find while its up and off. I would consider recoring the hatch too if you have the time-

Hey Mark- happy new year dude! LTNS

the back deck is totally rotted, and i am going to recore it, but everything else is looking good. i am going to do some drilling in a few places to channel/drain some of the water better if i get dunked, and i will definately look at the packing on the rudder asap, thanks!!!