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During that era I/Os were not uncommon in my area. I have an '83 Kingfish 254 (in '83 that's a Sailfish with single or twin I/O) mine had twin 170 HP Mercruisers. I still have it - repowered in '06 with a single Mercruiser 496, great boat and motor combination.

Probably a good call Rick. I had owned my boat 20 years when I repowered and knew what I had. Looked into a newer used boat at the time which was the popular opinion on the boards but I could not see the logic of buying an unknown boat with 10 year old, or more, outboards. Figured I was in then...

A Sailfish will be pretty doggy with a single 2 stroke I would think.

There is a 25' Grady of similar vintage locally that had OMCs in it originally. IIRC OMC drives of that era were the Cobra units as the stringer version had been retired. Am I correct that it is a motor that is locked up not the drives? Are the motors GM units I don't remember who OMC used as an...

Find a local canvas vendor and have a set made. They can measure and make you up a set. I had a set that came with my boat and when I needed new I had them copied. I had replaced the helm seats with over the counter cushions previously and they did not hold up, pink mold came through after a...

I replaced the tank in my 83 a few years ago. It failed in the area on the top of the tank under the forward inspection port. Got a new one from the original Grady supplier. Found out after I could have sourced a new tank closer to home. Same money but quicker. You maybe able to pull your fuel...

Let us know if you find the plugs or at any rate what you find.

Don't bother if you have plugs in the pipes just remove the plugs and you are good to go.

On my '83 Kingfish with twin I/Os originally there were the two pipes you describe going through the bulkhead between my Fuel tank area and the engine compartment. In the engine compartment end the two pipes had transom type plugs in them to seal them, preventing the water from draining into the...

Redid the stripes on mine a few years back. Got them off and thought about not replacing them and left them off for a week or two before launch. Decided I liked the look with stripes better, so I replaced them. Guess I like the classic look. To each their own.

I have an '83 Kingfish and am looking to replace the port and starboard wood rod holders (the ones located under the gunnels) with the same pattern racks made of Starboard or similar. Can anyone recommend a fabricator that has done work for you? In addition looking for opinions from folks who...

Do you need just the motor or the whole sterndrive front to back? Could be a tough nut to find one of those - not really sure. I had a late 60's boat with that motor IIRC. You might be ahead of the game to just purchase a complete V-6 package. Who knows what the condition is of your present...

Yeah - sorry you spoke about the poly tank in your first post. Missed that.

Is the top of the tank corroded under your inspection ports? That is where mine failed. No leakage to speak of just fuel smell. I had already replaced my fuel lines previously. Hope you find it is something simple.

Not so much issues in the gas tank but what the effect is when the bad gas from the tank gets into the motor. Isn't that generally how people find out they have bad gas? How many drain gas sample from their tank an test it for water or fuel separation before commissioning? Do you? Perhaps but...

I have tried various programs with my winter fuel storage. Pretty much settled on storing the tank with whatever is left in it after my last fill up and usage. Sometimes it is mostly full, near empty or anywhere in between. I stabilize before I run it the last time and then just put her away for...

Have you been able to take a test ride? Then you would know first hand. Good luck with your boat search.

Have to check on that one. Don't really run at 20 knots. Mine seems to cruise best in the 3300 to 3400 range, when it is not too rough, yielding around 24+ knots and IIRC use about 13 GPH. 20 knots is a bit sluugish for me, running 3300 makes the boat feel really good. Hull up out on top of the...

Sounds like a plan.

How does the inside of the tank look? I replaced my fuel tank a few years ago as the top had corroded through when I cut the told tank up to dispose of it the inside looked shinny new. I was really surprised that it looked so good in there. I never had a old fuel issue though. IIRC I barrowed an...