Summer ended shortly for me :( Resto begins.

[wspeedin]

Its been awhile since I have been able to actually install things on the boat but this past weekend that changed. I was able to get some nice weather and get some things done on the boat!!
I finished up wiring the aft harness and bilge harness. Did some clean up on the motor and installed the last couple of things on it. Then I finished up the wiring for the dash and installed it. The new switches required fuses so I also had to install and wire up a panel. I went a little overboard and bought a Blue Sea Systems 12 terminal panel with a ground block on it.

[wspeedin]

[sybrmike]

Looking real nice there, Will. I like how you changed it up & always been a fan of having all the gauges clustered for a quick glance at the vitals.

[Salty87]

wiring, dash, wheel...look fantastic!

what's the plan for the floor?...snap in carpet?

[Okie Boarder]

Looking good man.

[wspeedin]

wiring, dash, wheel...look fantastic!

what's the plan for the floor?...snap in carpet?

Im not sure yet, most likely the floor will just get a quick clean and it will stay the way it is. It has been sealed up so that nothing penetrates the floor. This way I can just hose it out at the end of the day. I like simplicity.

[Zim]

Im not sure yet, most likely the floor will just get a quick clean and it will stay the way it is. It has been sealed up so that nothing penetrates the floor. This way I can just hose it out at the end of the day. I like simplicity.

Snap in carpet would be great in there. You get the benefit of not having water pool anywhere in the boat, less slippery, and soft on your feet yet you can still pull the carpet out quickly to hose it out if needed.

Cool build.. this was a fun thread to read.

[wspeedin]

So my weekend has pretty much sucked! I decided that it was time to turn this engine over and try to get the boat fired up this weekend! Oh boy! The first try was no success, when I hit the ignition the started didnt budge the engine. So I took the starter off and tried to get it to engage and nothing happenned. So I took the starter apart only to find it was full of water on the inside. So I cleaned it up and put it all back together and the starter is now engaging with no issues.
So I installed the starter back in the boat and the engine turned over about half a rotation and then wouldnt budge again. I took the starter back off and it was engaging fine. So I ruled out the starter being the cause of the non-rotation. I put a breaker bar on the crankshaft nut at the front of the engine. All it would do is tighten the nut and never turn the engine over. By the way, I have taken all the spark plugs out to keep pressure out of the cylinders while troubleshooting.
At this point I was very confused as to why the enigne was not rotating at all. I put a pry bar inside the starter housing on the transmission and was able to rotate the flywheel about a half an inch but no more. So I decided that I would pull the tranny out while the enigne was in the boat, hoping that the alignment of the tranny was binding the engine rotation. After getting the transmission out I put put the pry bar back on the flywheel and have been able to rotate the engine about 90 degrees one way and then back 90 degrees the opposite way. It feels like it gets a little more rotation with every try but still havent gotten an entire rotation. I am at a loss! I did find a little bit of rus tin one of the cylinders but not enough to keep the engine from rotating. I also sprayed the hell out of it with PB Blaster and then poured Marvel Mystery Oil in all the cylinders but this hasnt changed anything.

I guess my next step is to pull the heads off the engine and see if the cylinders are being stopped by debris or something?
Any guess as to what in the heck is going on?

[TitanTn]

I may have missed it, but has this run since your rebuild? Didn't you pay someone to completely rebuild the engine? If so, I'd take it back to him.

[wspeedin]

Yea Titan, I paid somebody to rebuild the engine. I called him and he wants me to remove the enigne from the baot and bring it to him. I would rather not have to do that.