What to look at Barn find

[Tahoe540]

I am going to look at a sanger hydro v-drive that has been sitting for 20 years under a tarp. I have never had a v-drive and hoping someone can tell me what to look for. The main reason I am interested is this boat seems to have some history and ran a quad turbo motor back in the mid to late 80's and is supposed to be a record holder. The motor has been sitting as well so I am looking to put it back together. Looking for a cool project just don't want to buy a hull that is no good.

 

[69hondo]

Take a good look at the stringers and floor. Look for any delamination. Thats where you can end up spending a lot of money and time fixing.

 

[wsuwrhr]

No different than any other sled. look for stress cracks around the sponsons, strut, steering. Delam in the transom and stringers.

Other than that, you are buying a project, this ain't your first rodeo.

Other than an oil, fuel cleanup and valvespring change, the motor should be plenty fine if it ran when it was put away.

 

[coolchange]

AsAsaid all of the obvious stress cracks etcetera. Left rear stringer at the motor mount and strut braces where it meets the transom for cracking. Been sitting on the trailer for 20 years, pull the prop shaft out of the coupler see how much misalignment there is in the hull. No big deal just reset the strut.
Love Sanger hydros, is it a 5 rib?

 

[Tahoe540]

I said all of the obvious stress cracks etcetera. Left rear stringer at the motor mount and strut braces where it meets the transom for cracking. Been sitting on the trailer for 20 years, pull the prop shaft out of the coupler see how much misalignment there is in the hull. No big deal just reset the strut.
Love Sanger hydros, is it a 5 rib?

I don't know if it is a 5 rib. I am going to look at it on Sunday. The guy got it from his deceased uncle and really doesn't know a lot about it. It looks really cool with the quad turbo setup and claims it went 7.21 @ 161mph at redbluff back in the late 80's.

 

[coolchange]

That would be a unique boat with four turbos and should be easy enough to find history on.
Pics!

 

[Tahoe540]

 

[mash on it]

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And STILL has a ski tow mount. (Thumbs up emoji here)

Dan'l

 

[RiverDave]

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That is bad ass!!

 

[SBMech]

Wow that is sick!

 

[Sharp Shooter]

If you get that boat running again, and it's your first v drive I hope you have an idea of you're in for.

 

[rivermobster]

That is bad ass!!

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