So here is where we go from the last posting. Last July I had a 325HP 350 built for my boat. I just didn't have the time or energy to mess with it any longer. I wanted to go fishing. Plus for $1800.00 with a two year unlimited hour warranty I said screw it. That being said, the boat so far has run like a dream. We got to take her out about a dozen times last year to do some Blue and Striper fishing in Long Island Sound and around Cape Cod. Hopefully this week I can take it out to de-winterize it. I can't do that in my yard anymore because I installed a big intake scoop for the raw water pump underneath the hull. The Alpha One water pump was not big enough to cool the motor's exhaust manifolds with a closed cooling system. It did however keep the motor cool enough. I had to install a complete raw water pump and large cooling lines to keep her cooled down. I should go back and read the other postings. I don't know if I mentioned that I had installed a pair of 3" thru the hull straight pipes on her to replace a rotted out exhaust Y pipe. I capped the outdrive to keep water from coming in. I'm really looking forward to doing some serious fishing this year. Hopefully the gas prices will fall a bit and I can find the time to fish.