After rebuilding the  engine last   year and  replacing the annotator   fuel  pump  starter  carb the steering line  for the  pump   new  msd ignition  system .I still cant  get this dam thing to run  right .
I took the  boat  out to havasu this weekend  and   i can  honestly say i had the time of  my life. Ill  post pictures  later.The boat  ran   good  for three days and  as soon as  i  about   to   line the boat up and put it on the  trailer   the   i  hear a knock  then a  bam  . and it cuts off and dies  im pretty  sure  a rod  broke.

The  engine maybe has  20 hours  on  it i spent  3 grand   to have them rebuild  the motor and  about 1500 on  all the the other parts .

i usually take the  boat  to a place right out side of parker .They are the ones that built  the motor and  installed every thing   but im so  tired of    breaking down  every time  i   take it out. I am not  taking  it back to them I honestly  dont think they  know what there doing at this point. i have only  been able to take  the boat out  twice with out  being towed back .

 im looking for a boat with an  outboard on it  lol

so at this point it looks like  i rebuild the motor( i saw a few on craigslist  allready built) or i get rid of the boat  and  give  up
some one  help  me  out  here

I know you are frustrated right now but, hang in there. There are two schools of thought on this deal. One (where you seem to be right now) dump it at whatever you can get for it and cut your losses. Two (where I hope you get to) keep it, keep putting it back together better than it was when it broke and you will love your boat when it is finally done and you went through everything you did to get it there. There will be some controversy with this option. One of my good friends has been where you are and he went with the second option. He could not be happier about his boat and the way it performs now. His has been sunk, two blown engines, new interior, hull repair, complete rebuild of the deck and transem, just to mention SOME of the issues he had.

Keep in mind that as far as I know, noone ever gets what they think their boat is worth when they sell it and almost everyone at some point regrets getting rid of it even if they are getting a new one.

Just my 2 cents. Hope it all works out.

Jimmy

Jim Guthrie out of La Mirada, he is the best!

so you want a sail boat or your boat is for sale 

in my opinion he is the best there is, he built my motor, he is honest and stands behind his work!
just my.02!

Meanwhile, back at the ranch  . I think you have a water ingestion issue, hydraulic locked either of the two rear cylinders...  I would pull it apart mui pronto before the water does even more damage....


Sorry for the troubles...

GT

I use Ronnie Beck in Welton AZ because he is only 20miles away and he has two record setting motors I know of (probably more than that). His shop is a hole in the wall but his machine work is pretty dang good and his prices are pretty reasonable. I'm building my next engine myself, but will have Ron do all the machine work. I've nothing but great things about A&D!!! I'm spoiled, I have a great builder close by, but if I didn't I'd be on the phone to A&D.

Sorry about your engine failure

Do you know if your rods were stress  relieved etc./ and new bolts installed   
 Rods don't typically just go away if proper work is performed.

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