The BK Cruiser was pulled from it's slip at
Rustic Harbor earlier this week. The BK Cruiser is a 25 foot 1977 Apollo hard top cruiser made by AMF. It's first stop was the
BK shop to get the old mercruiser 305 pulled. It is old and tired and just didn't have the power to push the 'ol girl anymore. It shouldn't have even been running based on the compression on some of the cylinders.
A 350 long block has already been purchased for it so all the dressings will be swapped over to the new block over the winter. Come spring, the Apollo will feel like a new boat!
We had a very small window to work with between the top of the transom and the bottom of the new loft. We had to jack the front of the trailer up about 3 feet to dip the back of the boat about a foot. It JUST made it out.
It was odd to remove a motor and CARE about the electrical and hoses. Usually we hope in there and start cutting away. This time we had to replace bolts and everything.
This is the last time this motor will be that close to this boat. A lot of the components will return, but they will be attached to a whole new animal. With a couple other upgrades, the BK cruiser will be back on the water ready to party next spring. Until then, it will sit all bundled up for the winter.
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The motor is all stock and uses both sled clutches. The secondary is having some issues, but it works. He even kept the throttle and handlebar end as the tiller.
All the plasma cuts and welds were done by the owner of this unique vessel.
Jeff Peters, #331, is the newest member of the BK race team. Jeff will be racing the Winter Thunder Challenge, run by Racing Extreme, this season. Last year, Jeff took 3rd in both sport A and B in season points and 2nd in Juniors. He will be racing both classes this season as well. We will keep you posted in his progress.
Thank you to Racing Extreme for the use of the photos. Racing Extreme has Grass Drags and Swap going on this weekend at the Golf Farm in Wauconda, Illinois.
The BK Cruiser was pulled from it's slip at Rustic Harbor earlier this week. The BK Cruiser is a 25 foot 1977 Apollo hard top cruiser made by AMF. It's first stop was the BK shop to get the old mercruiser 305 pulled. It is old and tired and just didn't have the power to push the 'ol girl anymore. It shouldn't have even been running based on the compression on some of the cylinders.
We had a very small window to work with between the top of the transom and the bottom of the new loft. We had to jack the front of the trailer up about 3 feet to dip the back of the boat about a foot. It JUST made it out.
It was odd to remove a motor and CARE about the electrical and hoses. Usually we hope in there and start cutting away. This time we had to replace bolts and everything.
This is the last time this motor will be that close to this boat. A lot of the components will return, but they will be attached to a whole new animal. With a couple other upgrades, the BK cruiser will be back on the water ready to party next spring. Until then, it will sit all bundled up for the winter.
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