"Are the Paragons P44s?"

"You can check with Tom at Harpurs Marine. He had some full fiberglass copies of the CC X over pipes made."

"One simple thing to check is to make sure the inboard side of the collector is at least level or slightly higher than the outboard side.  If the outboard side is higher, water can collect at the 90 degree point on the inboard side."

"The Tstat for the Q does look more like an automotive type, just calibrated to 140-143 degrees.  As long as you are running at 140ish at your Tstat housing and your risers are not too hot to touch, I would go with it.
 
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"These are the thermostats out of my CC454s (same part # as Qs).  Purchased them from Seaway last year.  I tested them in a pan of water on the stove and they opened right at 140 degrees.  Temp on IR gun pointed at housing reads 140 as well."

"On second look, the thermostat in the photo looks like the one used in the 427s or F model small blocks, not the Q type."

"Raw water or closed cooled?  Raw water cooled should run at 143 degrees F.  Check it with an IR gun aimed at housing or sending unit. I ordered thermostats from Seaway and they looked like the standard Crusader type. Can check with Tom at Harpurs…"

"The diaphragm type pumps with a hose are great for getting the water out of the sump in the keel or lowest parts of the hull, but they tend to be relatively low volume and less reliable (should have rebuild kit with new diaphragm on board).  In…"

"I use epoxy to glue a PVC board in the V and then mounted a low profile pump on the PVC.  Could also screw a float switch to that."

"Best thing I used was a Farm Jack to move the engine into place. I put the base against the hull and used a 2x4 against the engine so it wouldn't slip."

"Not a big block, but I used a flat prybar right at the mount on my Cummins. "

"You might reach out to Lee Dahlen. He has probably done more than a few. "

"Beautiful Sports Cruiser! Don't see many without the bridge."

"If you want to keep your existing running gear and gas tanks, I would consider something like this: https://www.michiganmotorz.com/5-7l-complete-engine-package-sport-p... For transmissions, I would select the shortest one (check dimensions on Velvet…"