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I am wondering what your ideas are? I have a 93 Ski Nautique w/ a carburated ProBoss high output motor, 550 hrs on it. It runs (ran) strong for 7 years til i wrecked the boat.I never had to wrench on this boat. I then bought a sharp 95 Ski Nautique to replace it. It has the standard 351, fuel injected motor, 370 hrs. Do the experts here think its a good idea to swap motors? i have accesss to a forklift for lifting and Cal. Correct Craft mechanic told me its fairly simple swap. well, is this a worthwhile exchange? What is a wrecked 93 worth?
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I personally would not do the swap. I would love to have injection on my 89. Carbs are a big pain in the ______! -
the motor is about the most valuable thing in the boat but i would not recommend swapping the engines even though it is a easy swap to do. if anything swap the cylinder heads over to the new boat to gain the extra horsepower of the proboss.Comment
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95 had the Multiport injection and as far as I know its great. Unless it was run in salt or you know it has a problem I would leave it Your old engine is probably worth around 1500.00 on Ebay.Nautiqueless in San DiegoComment
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I have a friend that did an install on a GT-40 in a 1988 Ski. The boat I am told will haul *** at over 52+MPH. The engine was ordered from PCM and the motor box had to be reconfigured to fit the new engine.Comment
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nms1991, i had that discussion about just swapping heads with a mechanic, its simpler faster and lessmoving parts to swap engine/trans than heads.
Rick, you are right it is multiport EFI, i've had the boat only a month. it runs well, slight hesitation at take off but other than that its smooth. The 93 ProBoss boat ive had 8 years.
its carb. so its a little cold blooded in the AM, takes a couple mins. to warm up, then lookout. Also in the 8 years i have never had to touch carb or any adjustments. (change oil at 50 or less hrs, impeller every other season, tranny oil every 2 years, and one steer cable). Most of the hours have been on the slalom course at private lake.
I am going out this weekend, will test the 95 for top speed and see where it tachs out.
If i dont do this swap...(can you tell i want a project?) then im gonna be selling a lot of really well taken care of parts off a immaculate 93.
Nautiqueman, local Correct craft dealer said its about 12K for him to put a GT-40 in. I'd love that but its not in the budget, not even close. My swap will prob be less than $100.Comment
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