Crusader 350 Repower - 1976 23 Seacraft SF Inboard

[FLexpat]

Looks nice!
Now you need to add a few more letters on that Scrabble board; s, t, a, l, l, e, d
Just in time for spring.

[kevmen]

Can’t wait to watch the progress! Good Luck! Send plenty of pics!

[John3325]

Absolutely will do. Just went over some things with the shop today and they'll be starting the install this week.

[John3325]

First dry fit to have the spacers measured and ordered.

[SailorChlud]

Wow - that is a lot of shoehorning. Amazing, actually.
What is the shop charging just for the install? Ballpark?

[John3325]

Estimate for engine/tranny/shaft/dripless/cutlass (essentially entire drivetrain) was around 20k.

[kevmen]

Glad to see things moving along - FWIW I did try a new prop on my setup - went down to a 16x15 from a 16x16 - lost a couple knots at cruise, but the engine liked it much better - just ran smoother all around. Slightly slower getting out of the hole, but liking the change I made.

[John3325]

Good to know Kev, thank you!

I'm glad to see it moving too, shop is picking up with launching and spring service on other boats in the yard but I should be in the water in a few weeks doing sea trials.

[John3325]

Latest update, boat is in the water at the shop. Mechanics are trying to work out a communication issue between the Crusader and the Garmins, but once that's done I'll have some numbers for everyone.

The engine is TIGHT in the compartment, but the guys figured out a way to do it. I'll be finishing up the cosmetics of the console and tidying up the wiring myself.

Pictures a few days before it got launched:

[gofastsandman]

In my best Elmer Fudd voice.

Wooo oh woo