Bernico 21 - Evinrude V8 300hp

[Matt]

When I checked out the serial numbers I mistyped 1 digit and it came back telling me 2.5efi! Can't decide whether I was happy or sad when I realised my mistake.

Originally Posted by Tony Davis

cool, 250hp + then.

[scottyboy]

Originally Posted by scottyboy

Have got spare powerhead but i want to do some internationals if i can so gonna start saving for either an opti or wait and see what happens with the rude's? Are you goin for the opti matt?

What ya goin for Matt or is it top secret?

[Toffy]

Not gonna go for that B21 testdrive this weekend
Changed the appointment to next weekend
Hope the weather will be fine...

[Toffy]

Hi to y'all !

Went for that testdrive yesterday.

Again : big disappointment.
We drove towards the nearest lake and already had a flat tire on the trailer... hmmm... Looking closer at the trailer, I made a mistake in my judgement on it, it's pretty rust I'd say, but repairable. I also noticed that since my last visit on 23/12 a few mushrooms were growing at the back on the inside. Around the battery and also on a transom bolt and around the watertank inlet.
In the meantime I found out this boat raced twin engines in the past. It must be very solid on the transom, don't know about those mushrooms around that transom-area though... It doesn't look good as I'm writing this down...

Before hitting the water, we agreed to do a compressiontest on the engine first. When we pulled the spark plugs we noticed there was one in bad shape. (left one in the pic) We inspected the cilinders through the spark plug holes... Left bottom cilinder was burning up. The burned spark plug didn't correspond with this cillinder so it had to be moved to another cilinder. This so called 2002 rebuilt engine is ready to breakdown. Didn't do the compression test because that would be pointless...

The guy who sells it was very amazed by these findings and facts, since he never touches the engine himself by any means, and leaves the maintenance to the dealer. He showed us the invoice of the last maintenance last september. We agreed not to go on with the testdrive. I'm concidering to buy it in this shape at a much lower price and give it a new engine or rebuilt.... Whatever : this boat and engine need serious work....

In the meantime I'll keep my eyes open for other projects or boats

[bigboy]

Originally Posted by Toffy

Hi to y'all !

Went for that testdrive yesterday.

Again : big disappointment.
We drove towards the nearest lake and already had a flat tire on the trailer... hmmm... Looking closer at the trailer, I made a mistake in my judgement on it, it's pretty rust I'd say, but repairable. I also noticed that since my last visit on 23/12 a few mushrooms were growing at the back on the inside. Around the battery and also on a transom bolt and around the watertank inlet.
In the meantime I found out this boat raced twin engines in the past. It must be very solid on the transom, don't know about those mushrooms around that transom-area though... It doesn't look good as I'm writing this down...

Before hitting the water, we agreed to do a compressiontest on the engine first. When we pulled the spark plugs we noticed there was one in bad shape. (left one in the pic) We inspected the cilinders through the spark plug holes... Left bottom cilinder was burning up. The burned spark plug didn't correspond with this cillinder so it had to be moved to another cilinder. This so called 2002 rebuilt engine is ready to breakdown. Didn't do the compression test because that would be pointless...

The guy who sells it was very amazed by these findings and facts, since he never touches the engine himself by any means, and leaves the maintenance to the dealer. He showed us the invoice of the last maintenance last september. We agreed not to go on with the testdrive. I'm concidering to buy it in this shape at a much lower price and give it a new engine or rebuilt.... Whatever : this boat and engine need serious work....

In the meantime I'll keep my eyes open for other projects or boats

So no testdrive at all, that sucks

[Toffy]

But hey ! It DID have a nosecone with low water pickup !
But owner told me it needs to be repaired at the sides every year , so it's not properly done...

You can also find the mushroom pictures below... Really don't know what to think of that...
Should I concider that transom ???????? (I always wanted to use that emoticon )

[bigboy]

Originally Posted by Toffy

But hey ! It DID have a nosecone with low water pickup !
But owner told me it needs to be repaired at the sides every year , so it's not properly done...

You can also find the mushroom pictures below... Really don't know what to think of that...
Should I concider that transom ???????? (I always wanted to use that emoticon )

2 motors, thats the reason there is such a big crack in the top deck. Couldnt handle the stress if you ask me. I would leave it like it is and search another rig

[Matt]

I'd walk away from that. If not, I'd run.

[Bad Boy 717]

yep walk away, plenty of boats out there

[gash]

Originally Posted by 1up

I agree also, that engine is way too small for V8.I've seen one on a ski race boat in chasewater years back maybe 87 or sommat, and the cowl wouldn't even fit in the boat it was about 3ft cubed(only a guestimate there) but I remember it being like nothing i've seen before. I forget which boat it was on but had a huge gill bracket made up and a load of bungies attached to one side so the driver could hold on to it for an hours race. No hydraulic steering in them days, sounded sweet and went like stink, shame the skier couldn't hold on to it though.I never saw it agian after that.

i paid little cash 4 steve coxs elver with v8 3.9ltrs johny £100 on fuel just messing abt 86mph but juicey leave it alone.the v8 inboard is 4sale peter de wernt 15000euros i speak 2 him reguler