Hey everyone, I just got my first boat two days ago. its a 1974 Tahiti, came with a berkely JG pump which supposedly only has 10 hours on it, Jetavator with Hydro place diverter. The upholstery is in great shape and its three tone, the bimini top is new and covers the whole cabin. GT wheel and nice guages, Nice speakers with an amp, wired for subs. It came on a Tandem axle Trailer with good tires. It is set up for a 454 BBC and I think I was given all the marine parts for it, it doesnt have the motor in but I got the old broken one taken apart. I got it for $1000 bucks, did I get a deal? Are Tahitis good boats? are BBC boats a good setup?

Thanks Guys,

heres a link to the boat I bought

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/esd/boa/1721380642.html

A grand for a damn near complete boat...Score!

Welcome to the site!

Cool, thanks guys. yeah I would rather work on finding a good motor and install it than restoration work on a boat.
Im way amped on getting this thing to the martinez. I got the exhaust manifolds, thermostat dual barbed piece, Flywheel, and the flywheel cover.
What other parts are crucial or I may need to find or buy to make sure the engine I install will function properly?

Thanks.

Thanks SuperDuty, Yeah the motor mounts are still bolted in the boat, there are four of them. I have the motor in pieces, the crank is shot
its probably a late 80s block, 4 bolt main. Small oval port heads which ive been told are junk. I would like to find a good running stock BBC between 500 to 750 bucks.
I dont want to go big on the first block because I dont know for sure if the pump is okay and if the hull takes on water. It appears to be fine, and I was told that the
pump had been rebuilt by Niel at Performance Marine in Spring Vally CA, and still hasnt been fully broken in, still needs to be greased during operation until broken in.
So thats where im At, Thanks for your input.