My first ever engine build!! The new drag boat. Breaking in the engine

[@tangerineRIDES13]

Nice!! Got a 85 summerford same colors really light boat

[@TheBarthon]

That merc has seen a lot of transoms haha. Waiting for another video of the viper.

[@Moosxt]

Just bought a shirt! Exited for when it will be here!

[@weekendsonthewater]

Thanks for the order! Will be on its way tomorrow!

[@MajTom-wd2yt]

Nice job...“Education is what people do to you, learning is what you do to yourself” Speed safely...👍

[@Muscleupsanddangles]

Why not just dump the premix straight into the water?

[@jc.3628]

Two stroke till the end.

[@airman6822]

Awesome content, new subscriber. This is the second video of yours I watched and I like the time you take to explain the small stuff, even how to cross the wake. I enjoy going fast (snowmobiles) and I'm also a big boater up here in WI. Been looking for a "faster" boat to restore. I'll be checking out more of your vids and looking forward to following along with your projects. Cheers! Congrats on the baby too!

[@mercman2.5]

2 stroke are really simple in the cdi days, opti for my resto little different, sounds like you did a great job!!!

[@Xstreamaudio]

Looks great..gonna be way easier to handle than the black boat...faster to ...i owned a needle nose 10yrs ago...set it up to run flat it really doesnt need alot of positive trim

[@danielmcgregor8528]

Awesome build job mate,that sounds angry. Nicer hull too,be interesting to see it race.

[@tracypippenger4806]

Looks like my old motion splash of a laser ltv

[@larrypoeschel6871]

Awesome thanks for the video Larry

[@jasonwallbridge9520]

Good job bud never to old to try something new

[@Soshstar999]

Looks like you might need to get a higher pitched prop especially if you're going to use it for drag racing

[@weekendsonthewater]

Drag racing i will use a lower pitch prop

[@hydrostream76]

Kick ass brother looks awesome great job

[@michaelgrogan3224]

Great job Hunter! I don't know enough on the Mercs to do my own, unlike a BB Mopar BUT it sure looks satisfying to know you nailed it! P.S.- tell me, where can I find the calendar for the FL boat rally events? I always seem to see the "after" pics and videos but never know who or where to find the dates beforehand!

[@208miuwu]

Hunter hell yeah brother. running for break in and how many hours.

[@weekendsonthewater]

I burned 24 gals through it for break in before i ran it hard

[@jasonwallbridge9520]

What boat is it?

[@shnill]

Wicked!

[@michaelgrogan3224]

P.S.S. I ordered up a shirt!

[@Cornpops_Revenge]

Looking good... Was that in the calousahatchee?

[@weekendsonthewater]

Yessir!

[@Cornpops_Revenge]

@@weekendsonthewater Nice... I'm a 5th generation Fort Myers native, but my mom lived in Alva during much of my childhood... Spent plenty of time on that part of the river. Still living in SWFL at the momentt, but I'm trying to find a place to buy up further north... Too many damn ppl down here now, and sadly it's changed alot.. Hoping to get something along the suwannee or in the panhandle...

[@Cornpops_Revenge]

those big boat wakes on that side of the locks were hell on us as kids when we were getting pulled on the tube.... Good times

[@gbipit1]

Great job

[@jasonwallbridge9520]

Charger stv?

[@weekendsonthewater]

Stv needle nose or laser ltv

[@MnDan]

Steel sleeve 2.5 ? Or 2.4? It's not a nikasil block.. There's a reason I asked, so when we did Promax or Bridgeports we ran 18686 heads, safe but added more hp

[@weekendsonthewater]

Steel sleeve 2.5

[@MnDan]

@@weekendsonthewater try and find those heads..lots of people ran them on sst120 blocks..

[@MnDan]

Great job btw congrats!!! needle bearings are a pain, aren't they...lolol