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[Bilmon]

Look what Santa Claus [UPS] just delivered, My old Sugar Sand will live on

 

[Scottintexas]

Did the old one give you problems?

Is that an entire new engine or just the head or remanufactured?

Keep us updated!

 

[Bilmon]

Did the old one give you problems?

Is that an entire new engine or just the head or remanufactured?

Keep us updated!

Head gasket was leaking water into cylinder, piston seized and rod busted about 5500 rpm Looked like a grenade went off, blew out the side of block, knocked a couple holes in crankcase, destroyed a head and scored the crank. I found the wrist pin in the exhaust chamber and pieces of piston in a muffler not to mention all the shrapnel in the engine bay. This is a new long block, pricey at 4667.00 with shipping and core charge but the old Mirage is in to good of shape otherwise to not repair, besides it's my all time favorite boat and at 71 I've had a few

 

[PEARCE]

Are you gonna do the work with some help?

 

[biglar155]

This is awesome. Be sure to take plenty of pictures along the way.

Interesting for us, and even more interesting for the Sugar Sand owners that will come along behind you.

 

[Bilmon]

Are you gonna do the work with some help?

All work myself, I'm an old motorhead from way back, besides I'm a cheapskate

 

[Bilmon]

This is awesome. Be sure to take plenty of pictures along the way.

Interesting for us, and even more interesting for the Sugar Sand owners that will come along behind you.

I'll try to do that. I also have the engine out of my son's Tango sitting there awaiting installation, we pulled that to save him 600 bucks when it had to come out for some glasswork on the hull

 

[jeff B]

Hi...sorry to seek your advice, but here goes.
I have just purchased a Sugar Sand with 170hp Mercury engine. It presents very well for its age. Have spent the last few nights cleaning and polishing and generally learning about what makes the boat tick. In the centre of the boat between the two front seats is a long hatch - in washing the boat down, water has pooled in this well.
I have poked a small metal rod down through the drain - it goes in about 12”...even prodding around in this drain hole, the water will not discharge.
Any ideas why this drain hole is not draining? It seems quite clean.
Any advice would be appreciated.....cheers from Jeff B

 

[bronze_10]

Have u removed the rear drain plug from the boat?.. it simply may be backed up.

 

[jeff B]

Yes..certainly have checked that out. The water is not passing from the underfloor well into what I imagine is the fuel tank compartment. Each visible compartment has limber holes running into the main bilge...all seem fine. Except this one...

 

[bronze_10]

I am not famiar with your year boat.. mine is a 2008 but i had a ton of water trapped on my fuel tank compartment once.. i didnt know there was a drain plug between the engine compartment and the fuel compartment. Mine was on the wall near the floor in the engine compartment on the wall towards the fuel area. Once opened all the water drained through the engine bay and out the main drain plug in the back of the boat. Maybe yours has a similar plug.

 

[Bilmon]

Hi...sorry to seek your advice, but here goes.
I have just purchased a Sugar Sand with 170hp Mercury engine. It presents very well for its age. Have spent the last few nights cleaning and polishing and generally learning about what makes the boat tick. In the centre of the boat between the two front seats is a long hatch - in washing the boat down, water has pooled in this well.
I have poked a small metal rod down through the drain - it goes in about 12”...even prodding around in this drain hole, the water will not discharge.
Any ideas why this drain hole is not draining? It seems quite clean.
Any advice would be appreciated.....cheers from Jeff B

No problem and welcome aboard. Sounds like you likely have a Tango, sure that isn't a 175 hp? Never heard of a 170, at least in the US. Should be a 2.5 v6 mercury, really just an outboard mounted to a jet. Good motor in spite of my recent troubles. As to the water not draining, I'm not sure, they do sit on the trailer a little low in the bow. Will it drain with the front raised? If it is indeed a Tango I can check with my son he has an 07 If you are on Facebook there is a owners group called Sugar Sand Boats, several Tangos on there as well as the other models. Sorry I can' be of more help then this

Bill

 

[Bilmon]

As long as this has been revived I may as well bore you all with some sportjet pics. this is the reason for the new long block New long block lots of wire starting to look like a motor again guts of Mercury fuel injection less the injectors, they were out for testing injectors and fuel rail injectors on rail rail on block this is the external electric oil pump for oil injection VST where oil and gas mix, also houses high pressure fuel pump, other 2 also shown and I have a motor again

 

[4x15mph]

Please continue with the pictures. That has to be a great boat and I can't wait to watch the progress. At $4500 your committed but that makes a lot of sense to me given how awesome the Sands is