{"id":10983,"date":"2025-06-06T10:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T10:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=10983"},"modified":"2025-06-06T10:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T10:02:12","slug":"how-to-ready-a-racing-outboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=10983","title":{"rendered":"How to Ready a Racing Outboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    How to Ready a Racing Outboard<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<section class=\"hydra-container\">\n<div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Sharkey-IMG-8588-1024x768.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Tim Sharkey standing with Kill Shot\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Sharkey-IMG-8588-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Sharkey-IMG-8588-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Sharkey-IMG-8588-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Sharkey-IMG-8588-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Sharkey-IMG-8588.jpg 2000w\">                <\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Tim Sharkey poses with, <i>Kill Shot<\/i>, the 13-foot Bullet, powered by a classic Evinrude SST 60, and bedecked with supporter\u2019s logos.<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy Sharkey Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/section>\n<p><iframe id=\"wxuzj5efbz\" src=\"https:\/\/boatingmag.dragonforms.com\/wxuzj5efbz\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width:100%;height:165px;border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tim Sharkey, is readying his 13-foot Bullet, <em>Kill Shot,<\/em> in preparation for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/boats\/performance-boat-endurance-run-slated-for-fall-2025\/\">historic Statue of Liberty to Albany endurance run<\/a> scheduled for September 13, 2025. The boat, which Sharkey originally helped build in 1985, and then recently rebuilt, is powered by a vintage Evinrude SST 60 racing outboard.<\/p>\n<p>Sharkey is a noted photographer, owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timsharkey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sharkey Images<\/a>,\u00a0and Boating contributor.<\/p>\n<p>To help ensure success, Sharkey enlisted the help of Boating Contributing Editor, John Tiger, to tear down and rebuild the outboard to the very best specs.<\/p>\n<p>Tiger, along with wife, Laura Tiger, owns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/evinrudeX115\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tiger Outboards<\/a>, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.<\/p>\n<section class=\"hydra-container\">\n<div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Tiger-readytorace-953x1024.jpg?resize=800%2C860&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"John Tiger ready for a boat race\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Tiger-readytorace-953x1024.jpg 953w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Tiger-readytorace-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Tiger-readytorace-768x825.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Tiger-readytorace.jpg 1000w\">                <\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">John Tiger, owner of Tiger Outboards, and Boating Contributing Editor, not only readied Sharkey\u2019s engine, but possesses extensive boat racing experience himself.<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy John Tiger<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/section>\n<p>We appreciate\u2013and hope you do, too\u2013the technical expertise that John Tiger contributes to Boating.\u00a0 We also knew you\u2019d be interested, so we asked Tiger to break down what is required when readying a racing engine and optimizing it for an endurance run. Check out this outline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the SST-60 is basically a \u2018warmed-up\u2019 version of the stock Johnson\/Evinrude 70hp of the day (1989), the engine was rebuilt stock; no modifications were made. The block was cleaned, cylinders measured for correct size and checked for taper and out-of-round conditions, then honed. Pistons, rings, bearings, gaskets and seals were all replaced with new parts. Fiber reeds were replaced with new reeds. Carburetors were ultrasonically cleaned and rebuilt with new parts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe powerhead was then meticulously assembled according to the factory service manual. The exhaust housing\/midsection was disassembled, cleaned and shimmed to remove any excess play and movement, to help Sharkey maintain boat control in rough water. The gearcase was disassembled, checked for wear, and resealed, with a new water pump assembly.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"hydra-container\">\n<div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Sharkey-IMG-8675-1024x768.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Tim Sharkey installing Evinrude outboard\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Sharkey-IMG-8675-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Sharkey-IMG-8675-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Sharkey-IMG-8675-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Sharkey-IMG-8675-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTG625-Sharkey-IMG-8675.jpg 2000w\">                <\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Tim Sharkey installs the Evinrude SST 60 racing outboard that was rebuilt by Boating Contributing Editor, John Tiger. <\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy Sharkey Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/section>\n<p>\u201cAfter reassembly, the engine was started and run for approximately 45 minutes of break-in time on an engine stand before delivery back to Tim. Now, with the engine back on the boat, Tim can finish the break in process and begin testing set-ups for his run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In closing, Sharkey is also affixing supporter\u2019s logos to <em>Kill Shot.<\/em> He asks that you give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/boats\/statue-of-liberty-to-albany-powerboat-run-garners-support\/\">these sponsors<\/a> your consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Look for more updates about the Statue of Liberty to Albany run, coming soon.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/how-to\/readying-a-racing-outboard\/\">How to Ready a Racing Outboard<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/\">Boating Mag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Kevin Falvey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/how-to\/readying-a-racing-outboard\/\">Go to boatingmag<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Ready a Racing Outboard Tim Sharkey poses with, Kill Shot, the 13-foot Bullet, powered by a classic Evinrude SST 60, and bedecked with supporter\u2019s logos. Courtesy Sharkey Images Tim Sharkey, is readying his 13-foot Bullet, Kill Shot, in preparation for the historic Statue of Liberty to Albany endurance run scheduled for September 13, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[820,126,175],"tags":[127],"class_list":["post-10983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boating-news","category-boatingmag","category-how-to","tag-boatingmag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10983"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10983\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}