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Repowering a 1956 Continental
I am thinking of repowering my Continental with a 287 or something like it. Does anyone have Any thoughts or previous experiences to share?
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Re: Repowering a 1956 Continental
What size is the boat?
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23' 1956 Continental
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personally I would not move to anything with less cubic inches.
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1947 Penn Yan 12' Cartopper WXH474611
1950 Chris-Craft 22' Sportsman U-22-1532
1957 Chris-Craft 26' Sea Skiff SK-26-515
1968 Century 17' Resorter FG-68-174
Re: Repowering a 1956 Continental
Chris Craft 283 flywheel forward conversion done with a 350 in place of the 283 and use an ACME prop.
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Re: Repowering a 1956 Continental
yes to all.....don't under power that baby you will be disappointed.
John in Va.
John in Va.
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19?? custom Argentine Runabout 16'
1954 Whirlwind deluxe dual ckpt 16'
1921 Old Town Charles River 17' (founding Captain, James River Batteau Festival)
Re: Repowering a 1956 Continental
Any particular 350 brand?
Do you think I can find a used ione?
Do you think I can find a used ione?
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Re: Repowering a 1956 Continental
What is the current engine? If it is a 6 Cyl., you will need a full set up, such as a 283F. A 283 would move that boat pretty well with a Factory HP of 185. All of the marine specific parts such as the exhaust manifolds, water pumps, etc will fit on a 350 as well and look the same as the blocks were all virtually the same on the outside. You can sometimes find a good running donor engine out there, but much of what is being sold on eBay and places like that came out of a running boat, but may be ready for a rebuild. Without proper documentation, I would expect to rebuild anything you buy just so you don't get surprised. My brother in law just bought a nice, running 283 complete with transmission and all necessary parts for conversion from a K to the V8. He paid in the neighborhood of $3500-4000 for the setup. You can find them cheaper, but can't trust that they will not need rebuilding.
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Re: Repowering a 1956 Continental
quitchabitchin wrote:What is the current engine? If it is a 6 Cyl., you will need a full set up, such as a 283F. A 283 would move that boat pretty well with a Factory HP of 185. All of the marine specific parts such as the exhaust manifolds, water pumps, etc will fit on a 350 as well and look the same as the blocks were all virtually the same on the outside. You can sometimes find a good running donor engine out there, but much of what is being sold on eBay and places like that came out of a running boat, but may be ready for a rebuild. Without proper documentation, I would expect to rebuild anything you buy just so you don't get surprised. My brother in law just bought a nice, running 283 complete with transmission and all necessary parts for conversion from a K to the V8. He paid in the neighborhood of $3500-4000 for the setup. You can find them cheaper, but can't trust that they will not need rebuilding.
The F series is a flywheel aft motor. You want the earlier 283 flywheel forward motor.
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