Boat motors use the water they’re floating in to cool them. Some, like most outboards, have what’s called a “raw water” system. The water the boat is floating in circulates through the engine block, then exits with the exhaust. Most modern inboards have a “fresh water” or “indirect” cooling system. In this system, coolant like that in your automobile is pumped through a heat exchanger. The coolant is circulated through the engine block rather than the raw water itself. Continue reading “Adding a Fresh Water Cooling System”
Sea trials of the 1949 Chris Craft Deluxe Runabout
Finally! Sea trials are here!
Click here to see a short video of the sea trial.
Eventually, a boat ends up in the water. There are lots of things to check when that happens. Does it float? Does it float level? Does it float anywhere near the design waterline? Does the engine run? Does it steer properly? etc. etc. Continue reading “Sea trials of the 1949 Chris Craft Deluxe Runabout”
Connecting the Exhaust Pipe
Connecting the exhaust pipe to the exhaust elbow can be problematic for a couple of reasons: it gets hot and it gets wet. Oh yeah, and it needs to be air tight so you don’t end up leaking exhaust into the boat. Continue reading “Connecting the Exhaust Pipe”
Installing the K Engine
It was finally time to put the engine back in to this boat. Check out the post on rebuilding it and running it. Also, Chris Craft didn’t install oil filters on these engines. Can you believe it? Well we did, and here’s our discussion of it. Continue reading “Installing the K Engine”