Season ending luck

[She's Mine]

Thanks guys, the hour meter says 18.6 and that is with 4 tuning trips to the lake. So I'd say there is maybe 15 hours on the motor and 3 oil changes.

Dustin and Rob believe there was a lubrication issue or I spun a main bearing that block the oil from getting to a rod. All I know is it sucks. We went out Memorial weekend and she ran perfect and was fast as hell. I mean she ran up to 105 with no effort and I didn't push her at all.

I was recommended to a drag boat engine builder but I won't be going back. Not sure when the problem originated, at build or at my local reem shop, but like Vic says he has 300hrs on his Teague and Dustin has a bunch of worry free hours on his monster of a motor so those would be the only two that will ever touch my boat again.


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[obnoxious001]

Thanks guys, the hour meter says 18.6 and that is with 4 tuning trips to the lake. So I'd say there is maybe 15 hours on the motor and 3 oil changes.

Dustin and Rob believe there was a lubrication issue or I spun a main bearing that block the oil from getting to a rod. All I know is it sucks. We went out Memorial weekend and she ran perfect and was fast as hell. I mean she ran up to 105 with no effort and I didn't push her at all.

I was recommended to a drag boat engine builder but I won't be going back. Not sure when the problem originated, at build or at my local reem shop, but like Vic says he has 300hrs on his Teague and Dustin has a bunch of worry free hours on his monster of a motor so those would be the only two that will ever touch my boat again.


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I can't tell without seeing it,, prior to this last post of yours I was thinking it would not have started with the rod. There are lots of people that can properly assemble a marine engine. I have seen and heard of failures from some of the better known shops as well, including riding in a boat in the 2002 Catalina Ski Race that had a freshly rebuilt engine fail in the first mile due to something really simple. I have been very fortunate that I have had really good success with my engines lasting for many years.