noguitar

Hey, folks,......new to this site.Glad it's here. I'm in the final stages of completing my soob mudboat and have a bunch of questions that I'd like to throw out to y'all. Like,....I have an ea71 dual carb engine that I'm using and had a rear seal that was leaking.So I thought , since it was an older engine that I would break it down and inspect rings, bearings, etc. while I was at it....until I realized how much of a pain it's going to be to split the cases to change rings, etc, since the crankshaft is covered up by the cam and lifter housing.. Anyone with some experience with this one? By the way,..before I stripped it down, this boat ( flat boat design) is 15' long,44'' wide, glass construction with ss trim tabs, direct drive ( u- joint) with a 10x10 prop did right at 40 mph at about 4500rpms.Once I figure out how to post pics,I'll get some up for ya'....