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nglauer 08-31-2010 02:25 AM
Re: Replacing Gimbal Ring on Shabah - more than a weekend job
 
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Originally Posted by jgreen (Post 25542)
Nah, I'll stick with my big block.
Don't blame ya, but i'll stick to my 3.0L for now with gas prices ;) V8 perhaps in the future...

jgreen 08-31-2010 02:29 AM
Re: Replacing Gimbal Ring on Shabah - more than a weekend job
 
My previous boat was a 3.0L Sea Ray. I never put more than 20 gal. in it. Now a fill up is 76! Keep that 3.0L as long as you can.

Fire Fighter Martin 08-31-2010 02:40 AM
Re: Replacing Gimbal Ring on Shabah - more than a weekend job
 
im in the middle of this as i broke my gimbal ring.i have a 94 z212 im going for the cut method from thr jr marine website. ill let you all know how it works.

recelect 08-31-2010 02:08 PM
Re: Replacing Gimbal Ring on Shabah - more than a weekend job
 
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Originally Posted by Fire Fighter Martin (Post 25554)
im in the middle of this as i broke my gimbal ring.i have a 94 z212 im going for the cut method from thr jr marine website. ill let you all know how it works.
I really considered that too. I think that will work just fine, but know the housing is much thicker then it looks.

scubydo 08-31-2010 03:32 PM
Re: Replacing Gimbal Ring on Shabah - more than a weekend job
 
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Originally Posted by jgreen (Post 25551)
My previous boat was a 3.0L Sea Ray. I never put more than 20 gal. in it. Now a fill up is 76! Keep that 3.0L as long as you can.
I agree, my last boat had the 3.0. We would go to the lake for 10 days, and only go through the 23 gallon tank plus 2 5 gallon gas cans. total of 33 gallons for 10 days. you can't beat that. Now with the 200 shabah with a V6, I'm using at least double that, and possibly more. We took it out 2 weeks ago for a 4 day weekend, and burned through 51 gallons, made me miss that 3.0. Another thing I swear that 3.0 had more low end grunt out of the hole than the 4.3 V6. Granted it was a 17 footer with a dry weight of 1750, and now I'm in a 20 footer with a dry weight of 2550. I guess the bigger the boat, the bigger the hurt at the gas pump.

Fire Fighter Martin 09-01-2010 11:14 PM
Re: Replacing Gimbal Ring on Shabah - more than a weekend job
 
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Originally Posted by recelect (Post 25564)
I really considered that too. I think that will work just fine, but know the housing is much thicker then it looks.
Thanks for the tip.It drives me crazy that i can reach behind the eng and reach my hand in there but i cant work a wrench good enough to take it off.

what eng is in your 94 z212?

recelect 09-02-2010 03:01 AM
Re: Replacing Gimbal Ring on Shabah - more than a weekend job
 
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Originally Posted by Fire Fighter Martin (Post 25606)
Thanks for the tip.It drives me crazy that i can reach behind the eng and reach my hand in there but i cant work a wrench good enough to take it off.

what eng is in your 94 z212?

I know. We went as far as welding together are own thin wrench but still couldn't turn the stupid nut...

Our Mariah has a brand new 5.7l 350. Nice motor, does great with 5 people, but not so great with 9. we had 9 in her this weekend and she dogged like never before, I was surprised...


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