Hello all,
I'm new to this forum but am already grateful for the wealth of information available here! I just purchased a 1981 3270 explorer in not very good shape and plan to restore it. It lacks both motors (amongst many other things) and I'm trying to figure out some info about them. From what I understand this year didn't have the diesel available yet so i assume it was a gas originally. does anyone know what motor originally came in this boat?
I'm trying to learn more about the options i have on what motors to put in. I've done enough research about gas vs. diesel and decided on gas because of the low entry cost combined with the fact that i plan to sell the boat. I'll be buying the motors secondhand and need to spend as little as possible. I'd like to spend up to 5k for the pair or (much) less preferably. Another 3270 owner mentioned he put a pair of Chrysler 318's in his Explorer and they worked well. Does anyone have experience with these?
Another question i have is about the engine size. My understanding is that it's better to buy an engine larger than what the boat needs to run at optimum speed so that way the engine isn't pushed too hard. Is this also ideal for fuel economy?
I'm new to the inboard world but i do have some sterndrive experience.
Thanks for the help!
-Justin
I'm new to this forum but am already grateful for the wealth of information available here! I just purchased a 1981 3270 explorer in not very good shape and plan to restore it. It lacks both motors (amongst many other things) and I'm trying to figure out some info about them. From what I understand this year didn't have the diesel available yet so i assume it was a gas originally. does anyone know what motor originally came in this boat?
I'm trying to learn more about the options i have on what motors to put in. I've done enough research about gas vs. diesel and decided on gas because of the low entry cost combined with the fact that i plan to sell the boat. I'll be buying the motors secondhand and need to spend as little as possible. I'd like to spend up to 5k for the pair or (much) less preferably. Another 3270 owner mentioned he put a pair of Chrysler 318's in his Explorer and they worked well. Does anyone have experience with these?
Another question i have is about the engine size. My understanding is that it's better to buy an engine larger than what the boat needs to run at optimum speed so that way the engine isn't pushed too hard. Is this also ideal for fuel economy?
I'm new to the inboard world but i do have some sterndrive experience.
Thanks for the help!
-Justin
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