George Miller Wooden Boat With Rebuilt Scripps Engine.

Boat was hand built by George Miller in 1911 for anestate on Hickory Island on the StLawrenceRiver in the thousand islands. it was used as a launch for many years, As was common practice buyers from Lake Tahoe area would come to Clayton and buy old wooden boats bring them back to Tahoe and restore them. I purchased this boat in Lake Tahoe and brought it back to Clayton about 10 years ago. at that time I had a trailer built for it. it made the trip back from CA and after that has probably 200 miles on it. the boat is in phenomenal condition.

ENGINE DESCRIPTION

The engine is a Scripps Model 209, 220hp. Left hand engine.

It is mounted on a custom test stand with a closed cooling system.

The engine is a 1939configuration. As part of the rebuild the crank case was replaced with a later casting. Original was broken and poorly repaired somewhere in it's history.

Work done on the engine:

Crankshaft ground and polished

Crankcase replaced

New pistons (NOS)

New piston rings

Cylinders bored, sleeved and honed, as necessary

Cylinder blocks cooling jackets cleaned and flushed

Cylinder blocks milled and flattened

New valve seats and guides

Valves ground and replaced as necessary

Cylinder heads cleaned and flushed and tested for leaks (spare head included)

Cylinder heads milled and flattened

Cylinder studs tested and replaced as necessary (Scripps NOS)

Oil pump rebuilt

Distributor rebuilt

Raw water pump rebuilt

Carburetors (correct model) rebuilt and fitted

Oil cooler replaced and tested

Electrical system converted to 12V, Alternator fitted

Transmission cleaned, inspected and adjusted

Engine was "run in" for piston ring seating, tuning and testing. Oil drained and refilled.

The exhaust to boat adapter shown in some pictures does not the fit engine well but is available.