I'm a newbie, just picked up a 1985 Advance which needs a little work. Prior owner has pulled up the decks due to rot, so I need to replace and carpet. Trailer is solid, has new tires/wheels/hubs, needs new decking and carpet. Engine shows under 900 hours, has had soft plugs replaced, and has a new Holley, new Pertronix Marine distributor, new MSD Blaster coil, MSD wires and new plugs. Haven't got it running yet, but close. Dizzy was installed sdrawkcab, that was the main problem. That's now corrected, and plug wires/firing order confirmed correct. It was flooding, I installed an inline FPR, now I seem to have no fuel reaching Mr. Holley. I can at least get it to fire/backfire by pouring gas into the carb top. Timing is still off, and perhaps I need a new fuel pump... Minor stuff.
I live in Oregon, splitting time between Bend and Hood River area. Always wanted a classic tournament boat, and this one was offered to me for less than the price of the new ignition parts, so I couldn't say no! The AS is my second boat, first was a 19.5' Seaswirl v hull with a 350 Chevy powering an OMC outdrive -- we called it the sleeper, it looked like a mild-mannered little runabout, but with a steep 2 blade prop and the happy SBC, it would push 65 knots... Normally we ran it set up for skiing, so a shallower 3 blade prop.
Anyway, just wanted to say hello. I'm sure the questions will follow!
