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- Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:55 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 283 Manifolds
- Replies: 4
- Views: 277
Re: 283 Manifolds
Since you're working on a 1961, I am thinking that you are talking about having the 1st generation 283, the flywheel forward design and not the later 283 F series engine. And on the flywheel forward model, the point of the 3 pass manifolds is for 2 reasons. The cooling water goes directly from the w...
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:28 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: Paragon Trans
- Replies: 4
- Views: 384
Re: Paragon Trans
Glad I could help Tom. I don't know the P-31 all that well, but my dad and I rebuilt the HF-7, 1-1.5 reverse gears in his old 63 31' Sea Skiff and Great Lakes hooked us up with all the parts we needed including some impossible to find output shafts for them. We even rebuilt one of them outdoors on a...
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:48 am
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 1965 283 Spark Plugs and gap?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 420
Re: 1965 283 Spark Plugs and gap?
In our family's old 63 31' Sea Skiff with the 283s in her, we ran AC R45S or R46S plugs depending on what we had on hand. The R46S were a little hotter plug which was more resistant to low speed fouling since we had about a 30-45 minute idle speed trip through the harbor out to the lake so the hotte...
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:40 am
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: Paragon Trans
- Replies: 4
- Views: 384
Re: Paragon Trans
Great Lakes Power Products was the last owner of the Paragon name that I know of. 20 odd years ago, my father and I purchased rebuilding parts directly from them to rebuild a pair of HF-7s and they claimed that they owned what was left of Paragon at that time. I am not sure if they still own them or...
- Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:51 pm
- Forum: On the Hard
- Topic: To Flush, or Pull the Plug
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7018
Re: To Flush, or Pull the Plug
Here's another source for drains/petcocks. https://www.mcmaster.com/petcocks
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 9:52 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: Original 283: Refurbrish or rebuiild ??
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2207
Re: Original 283: Refurbrish or rebuiild ??
Not only would I do a compression test, if the engine is still in the boat and you could still get it running I'd check on the oip pressure too. If you had to rig up a temporary fuel tank (outboard tank maybe) and a garden hose and a few fittings to supply water to the water pump, I'd get her runnin...
- Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:25 am
- Forum: Sea Skiff Division Enthusiast Group
- Topic: 1963 Sea Skiff color
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4071
Re: 1963 Sea Skiff color
Sounds like the paint info we've discussed worked out for you. Are you getting the paint from Repcolite? I'm just curious if they were still around.
Ron Michael
Ohio
Ron Michael
Ohio
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 8:00 pm
- Forum: Sea Skiff Division Enthusiast Group
- Topic: 1963 Sea Skiff color
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4071
Re: 1963 Sea Skiff color
Hi, My dad owned a 1963 31' CC Sea Skiff for about 30 years and he knew that boat from the day it was new since the original owner and second and only other owner were good friends of his. Unfortunately, we had to let the boat go about two years ago, but the boat was painted charcoal blue from the f...
- Tue Dec 30, 2014 2:02 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Research Related
- Topic: Looking for old family Sea Skiff
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3520
Re: Looking for old family Sea Skiff
Do you possibly know the registration numbers from when you family owned it? Maybe you have an old photo that shows them. I wonder if the Michigan Department of Watercraft might be able to help if you had the numbers. Maybe they can't or won't give out that kind of info due to privacy rules/laws, bu...
- Thu Dec 04, 2014 10:51 am
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: Correct V-8 colour
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5803
Re: Correct V-8 colour
Hi Rhys, It might not be available to you, but here's what I used for paint. It was Krylon Engine Color, their product number 1928, Chrysler Light Blue. It's been a few years since I've repainted my engine, so there are a few nicks and chips in the paint, but here's a picture of what the color looks...
- Thu Dec 04, 2014 10:17 am
- Forum: Sea Skiff Division Enthusiast Group
- Topic: Another new Skiff owner..
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8540
Re: Another new Skiff owner..
I can do that Niel and I just sent you an email to discuss it. I was also wondering, what engines does she have? 283's or 430's?
Ron Michael
XK22
Ohio
Ron Michael
XK22
Ohio
- Tue Dec 02, 2014 12:04 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: Correct V-8 colour
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5803
Re: Correct V-8 colour
I have found that Chrysler blue engine paint is a pretty good match for the lighter blue CC used in the 60's on a V-8. While not an exact match, it's pretty close. When my dad and I rebuilt a pair of CC 283 flywheel forward V-8s, we used the Chrysler Blue as first coats and then top coated with CC b...
- Tue Dec 02, 2014 12:25 am
- Forum: Sea Skiff Division Enthusiast Group
- Topic: Another new Skiff owner..
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8540
Re: Another new Skiff owner..
Congrats on buying this Sea Skiff. My dad owned a 1963 31' Sea Skiff that would have been a lil sister to yours. We unfortunately sold her back in the spring of 2013. But we knew this boat from the day it was new since dad was friends with both previous owners. I grew up on that boat and can probabl...
- Tue May 06, 2014 9:27 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 1957 283 starter
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2357
Re: 1957 283 starter
2 1/2 gallons of fuel in the crankcase!?!? Do you think it somehow siphoned that amount from the tank when the float stuck or do you believe it happened while cranking the engine? If you feel it was a siphoning going on, I'd check the the fuel pickup for a plugged anti-siphon passage/valve. If nothi...
- Thu May 01, 2014 10:31 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 327QA Completion
- Replies: 28
- Views: 11354
Re: 327QA Completion
Hi Chad, Thanks for the info about that PCV hose. It looks that good in your pics that I thought maybe you had found a source for these hoses. Since my FLV uses the same hose, I would have been interested in a new one. I know what you've went through detailing your engine since when I bought my XK, ...
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 12:50 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 327QA Completion
- Replies: 28
- Views: 11354
Re: 327QA Completion
Beautiful job detailing your engine! They never looked that good when Chris Craft built them. I was wondering though, it that a new PCV valve hose running from the the carb to the valve cover? If so, where did you ever find one?
Ron Michael
CC XK22
Ohio
Ron Michael
CC XK22
Ohio
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:29 am
- Forum: Fiberglass - Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 327QA Completion
- Replies: 28
- Views: 11354
Re: 327QA Completion
Excellent job on the resto Chad. Your engine looks fantastic.
Ron Michael
72 CC XK22
Ohio
Ron Michael
72 CC XK22
Ohio
- Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:18 pm
- Forum: Electrical Systems
- Topic: Bilge Pump HELP
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8296
Re: Bilge Pump HELP
Thanks Jim, When I posted that link last night, I never thought about checking to see if the checkout worked like you did. You're probably right about them being gone. It's a shame since Lovetts were pretty good pumps in their day. They didn't move as much water as some other pumps, but were dependa...
- Sun Nov 10, 2013 12:20 am
- Forum: Electrical Systems
- Topic: Bilge Pump HELP
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8296
Re: Bilge Pump HELP
After reading all these posts on the Lovett pumps, I went and did a web search for them and found what looks to be their current website. They have online ordering of replacement parts on the site too. http://www.lovettmarine.com/pumps/repair-parts.asp I've heard in the past about the questionable q...
- Sat Nov 09, 2013 11:48 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Hull Construction
- Topic: Picture of hinges on '70 XK19
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11422
Re: Picture of hinges on '70 XK19
My 1972 XK22 uses the same car style hood hinge as the others have posted picture of here. They are mounted on the teak blocks too.
- Thu Aug 29, 2013 12:39 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Electrical Systems
- Topic: Basic Wiring Diagram
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6825
Re: Basic Wiring Diagram
Have you tried the Mariner's Museum in Newport News, VA? They had the wiring diagram for my 72 CC XK22 and I was able to purchase a large photocopy of it from them.
Ron Michael
CC XK22
Ohio
Ron Michael
CC XK22
Ohio
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:59 am
- Forum: Fiberglass - Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: F series circulating water pump question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3445
Re: F series circulating water pump question
Thanks again Jim. I wanted to ask how you made the puller or if you have a picture of it you could share?
Ron
Ron
- Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:14 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: F series circulating water pump question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3445
Re: F series circulating water pump question
Hi Jim, thanks for the info. I was planing on measuring how the impeller fits to the shaft depth-wise before I took it off the shaft, but thanks for the tip. I was wondering if I wouldn't have to make a puller after seeing the threads on the hub of the impeller. Now I guess I'd just have to figure o...
- Wed Jun 12, 2013 1:30 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Hardware & Rigging
- Topic: Lancer 23' Gear shift/throttle control source
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4372
Re: Lancer 23' Gear shift/throttle control source
Hi, That looks exactly like the throttle that my XK22 had in it when I bought it. Mine was marked MARMAC and I have had very little luck finding out anything about who was the MARMAC company. I have asked a lot of old marinas over the years and they haven't had much info to offer. If you're looking ...
- Wed Jun 12, 2013 1:06 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: F series circulating water pump question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3445
F series circulating water pump question
Hi All, In my XK22, I have a Chris Craft 350FLV, which has the same basic cooling system and any other CC "F" series engine. I have a spare circulating water pump that I'd like to rebuild and have ready to go if the one on the engine fails. Now, I have a source for the parts and even have the pump (...
- Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:44 pm
- Forum: Fiberglass - Odds & Ends
- Topic: XK18 99% complete
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4073
- Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:10 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: 1960 283 overhaul
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2333
Hi, many years ago, my dad and I rebuilt a pair of 1963 CC flywheel forward 283s and we bought our gaskets at NAPA. they used to sell a set that gave you the conversion gaskets, (oil pan, rear mount, trans and others) under the part number of CC1178VM. You'd buy that set along with a standard Chevy ...
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:52 pm
- Forum: Electrical Systems
- Topic: ignition switch ch-504
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2336
Hi Bill, I really can't help you with how to wire the ingintion switch in your Grand Prix (my favorite CC runabout by the way) but you might be able you get a copy of the wiring diagram from the Mariner's Museum in Newport News, VA. But fore the original CH-504, is that CH-504 stamped on the origina...
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:52 am
- Forum: Fiberglass - Odds & Ends
- Topic: Old Powerwinch help
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2238
Old Powerwinch help
Hi All, I am hoping that some of you out there might be able to lend a hand with a promblem I have with the Powerwinch I have on the trailer for my CC XK22. What I have is an older Powerwinch model 912 that is the one piece "square-ish" cover style, which was probably made before 1976 from what I ca...
- Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:35 am
- Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
- Topic: Sea Skiff Flooring Advice
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3522
That's good info that you can get Nautolex from Defender, but I'll add a link to the manufacturer, Omnova Solutions and their webpage for Nautolex.
http://www.omnova.com/products/marineOE ... tolex.aspx
Ron Michael
72 CC XK22
http://www.omnova.com/products/marineOE ... tolex.aspx
Ron Michael
72 CC XK22