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http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/Detroit%20671TI/4-31-2011086.jpg On goes the govenor. http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/Detroit%20671TI/4-31-2011087.jpg And on goes the exhaust manifold. That thing is heavy! http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/Detroit%20671TI/...

http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/Detroit%20671TI/4-31-2011077.jpg Head installed and ready to install injector supply and return lines. http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/Detroit%20671TI/4-31-2011080.jpg These things are pretty delicate so you have to be careful. http://i8...

http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/Detroit%20671TI/4-31-2011075.jpg Everything in place and ready to lower the head. http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/Detroit%20671TI/4-31-2011076.jpg Head lowered in to place and starting to install and tighten head bolts. http://i883.photo...

http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/Detroit%20671TI/4-31-2011071.jpg Here is the head being lowered back down into place. http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/Detroit%20671TI/4-31-2011072.jpg I cleaned the head all up and found it to be in very good shape, all within spec excep...

http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/Detroit%20671TI/4-31-2011029.jpg http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/Detroit%20671TI/4-31-2011044.jpg This is a shot of the intercooler core itself. http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/Detroit%20671TI/4-31-2011051.jpg Getting the ...

http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/Detroit%20671TI/4-31-2011023.jpg Front of engine is ready for heat exchanger. http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/Detroit%20671TI/4-31-2011024.jpg I bet you thought this pic was going to be of the heat exchanger going on.... This is the inte...

http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/Detroit%20671TI/4-31-2011017.jpg Oil filter mount and hoses along with primary fuel filter mount. http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/Detroit%20671TI/4-31-2011019.jpg A birds eye view..... Isn't that pretty! http://i883.photobucket.com/album...

http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/4-30-2011016.jpg On go some cooling lines. http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/4-30-2011020.jpg Putting some silicone hose on the puke tanks. http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/4-30-2011023.jpg Front oil lines installed over the ...

http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/4-30-2011010.jpg Starting the electrical now. http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/4-30-2011014.jpg Fast forward to most of the electrical hooked up, starter in and starter solenoid on. http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/4-30-2011...

http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/4-30-2011005.jpg On goes the rebuilt raw water pump. (As long as I had it off I ripped it apart and installed new bearings, seals and impeller. http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/4-30-2011007.jpg Tranny cooler going back on. http://i883.pho...

Hello all! It is a rainy friday evening here so I thought I would spend a bit of time on updating this thread..... If I can remember how! http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac37/xmeter/4-30-2011003.jpg This is the blower drive shaft going back in. The little piece of speedometer cable looking thing ...

Yes there are..... Sorry, I will finish this I promise. I ended up having my back surgery and things have not gone well. I only got a chance to put about 30 hours on the boat but it is running great. Some friends of mine got together and pulled, shrink wrapped and winterized the boat so at least I a...

The West Marine 350, to me was like a light duty version of the Mercury when I looked at them. It was somewhere around 40lbs lighter and when I walked around in it I could feel the hull floor flex. I could not on the Mercury and was told that was because the floor in the OceanRunner was a laminate t...

rossjo wrote:I tried a longer 20" shaft Honda I had on a small inflatable and it really didn't work too well.. It was hard t use and hit the ground. Need the shorter 15" shaft

Good point Rossjo.
If you do a lot of boating in shallow water the 5'' could become an issue.

I have the OceanRunner 350 with a 20hp 15'' shaft and am very pleased. This was my first RIB and the difference between this one and a soft bottom is day and night. You will be fine with the 20'' engine as the top speed will just be a touch lower is all. I did try a 20'' on mine before I purchased t...