I'm just trying to get the most HP and bang for my buck.  Thought process was, if I could buy a jet boat that had a decent running BBC with 400+ hp, but needed work elsewhere like upholstery, I could transplant the motor into my boat and restore the interior and hull of the jet to sell it less motor.  Help recoup some of the cost of getting my boat back on the water.  If this is the route we take, I plan to run the jet boat a couple times, and hell who knows, I may fall in love with jet boating and sell the I/O   Time will tell.  Nothing is going to happen until next winter/spring.  We are a cash operation and will take some time to fund this project, even if we rebuild the motor we have.

Hey guys!!

Just joined this forum today.  Looking forward to exploring a bit.

I have a question that may be kinda stupid, but I don't know a lot about jet boats.  Also, please don't take offense to this question.

Are the engines that you guys run in your boats marine engines, or does that matter in a jet boat?  Would a guy be able to easily drop one of your engines into an I/O?

Main reason for my questions, I have a 24' Arriva I/O with a 7.4l/Bravo 1.  Over Memorial Day weekend, I dropped a valve in cylinder 1 and trashed my motor.  I've been quoted 5 or 6 G's to rebuild it.  I am trying to consider all of my options on getting back on the water.  We run a marine and automotive upholstery shop, and so I am considering buying a project boat that has a decent big block and using the motor in my boat, restoring the jet boat and selling it less its engine to try and recoup some of the cost of the motor.

Any thoughts on this as an option?

Thanks