I bought a TX-19 in Jan. The pump is set back to where the inspection cover is half in and half out of the transom. On my current boat I can pull the back of the boat on shore and pull the cover to clean out debri s that gets into the pump. Does anyone know how to clean out the pump with the cover half in and half out with the aluminum transom plate sealed to it? The reason I ask is down at Pirate Cove, I have had to clean out my pump on 4 different occasions to get the boat to move.

I installed a Ford 4.6 DOHC from a Lincoln Mark VIII in my jet boat 3 years ago. Last year i put a turbo in it. I had it built by a shop here in Las Vegas and run it through a air/water intercooler. I use stock lincoln exhaust manifolds which are stainless and merged them into a t-4 collector. I had it up to 8lbs of boost on a stock bottom end and ran 65mph on GPS in a heavy, read wet, 19' shallow V mini day at 4,800 rpm. I run a Legend pump with an AA impeller. I forgot to block a vacuum port on the carb and leaned it out. This melted the #7 spark plug which then filled with fuel and hydraulic'd the piston. It wondow'd the block. I had another one laying around and had it in the next day. I'm keeping it conservative until I get the forged rotating assembly in. Right now it is only showing 2lbs of boost at 4k and runs 42mph GPS Upriver in 7mph current. This engine and pump will be going into a TX-19, 500lb layup, and should be much more efficient

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Ok, next problem. For the turbo application, I am running a walbro in-line fuel pump and an Aeromotive return-style regulator. I have 2 11 gallon saddle tanks. Any ideas on how to run the fuel return back to the tanks? I want to be able to switch from one tank to another so I don't lean out if one sucks dry before the other and once one runs dry, I know that its time to turn around and go back. Any ideas would be great.

I posted this in Performance boats about a month ago and haven't gotten a response. Hoping someone over here will have some info on this. I have a 4.6 aluminum twin cam ford engine in a 19' Jet. Am putting a turbo (BW S475 1.10 AR 83mm with Air to Water intercooler) on it this winter and want to know if I can run the exhaust out the transom (single) without reversion/sucking water into engine. I will be addding water from engine cooling after the turbo to cool the exhaust, the plan was to run the exhaust down from the turbo then a 90* mandrel bend into the normal rubber tubing then out the transom. The 4.6 twin cam has a bit of overlap due to the twin cam 4valve arrangement. The turbo will be set about 1 1/2 feet above the transom. Should I be ok with this set up without worrying about sucking water back up? Thanks in advance for any help/info.

Aquapalooza 9/15 at Havasu.

1978 455, Hardin logs, valve covers, front n back plate. Cast iron manifold and points distributor. Everything but Carb. Can put a carb on it to hear it run. Out of my 78 Glen Coe. Runs strong. Had it in my Challenger but am going a different direction. 4.6 DOHC instead. A bit big t ship. I'm in Las Vegas. 600.00 for everything.

I just bought a 2nd boat for parts. It's a 74 Glen Coe 21'. Has a 455olds and a Jacuzzi pump w trim. The hull has no interior and the floor flexes under foot real bad. Where the exhaust comes out the transom there is daylight. I originally bought it just for the engine to put in my '76 19' shallow V. This one has a Berkeley pump. My question is should I swap just engine, or the jets also?

I picked up a 1976 unknown make 19' with a 350 olds. At least thats what I thought. It runs just fine and I was adjusting the carb and saw the engine block number and decided to run it. It winds up being an Olds 260 V8. Now, the really interesting part. It has all Hardin Marine parts on it. Logs, front plate, bellhousing and valve covers. The valve covers say 455 Olds. I know that 455 heads will bold on to a small block Olds, my question is, are all the rest of the Hardin parts for a 455? And if so, I guess I could very easily switch it back over to a 455 if I can find one in the So Cal/NV/AZ area. Thanks for any help.