searay_ron
Cadet
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2012
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Hello fellow boaters !
I recently bought a 1985 20' Searay Seville bowrider I/O found it on craigslist for $300.00 trailer and all. No Motor and No drive but I do have the transom assembly. I purposly bought this boat to be a project (what can I say I love bringing things back to life) Ive been around boats all my life mainly Jet Boats me and my father have done it all in that catagory a 1979 Sleekcraft with a jacuzzi pump and a 455 olds, a 1980 Manta Ray with a 454 Chevy Berkley pump, and our last one a 2002 Warhawk tunnel with a 540 supercharged and intercooled with a berkley pump. Well now that my dads gotten older he likes to go out on his nautaline houseboat . So I figured it was time to venture out on my own so I bought the searay got it home and tore all the carpet and interior out of it saved most of the front bow cushions and engine cover to be rebuild and new upholstery down the road. For the most part the decking is really solid but the skilocker when I got it was full of water ! Ill know more after I cut the decking out of the bow section but my question is are the ski lockers normally sealed from the front stringers or can I go ahead and plan on replacing the stringers ? I pumped 8 gallons via wet vac and still not even a dent Im hoping that the water as pretty muched stayed conatined to the ski locker. Also as im looking for motors to rebuild to put in this thing anyone know what motors came in the seville ? I would really love to do a 350 with a Alpha drive but I wondering is that gonna be to much wait for this little boat ?
I recently bought a 1985 20' Searay Seville bowrider I/O found it on craigslist for $300.00 trailer and all. No Motor and No drive but I do have the transom assembly. I purposly bought this boat to be a project (what can I say I love bringing things back to life) Ive been around boats all my life mainly Jet Boats me and my father have done it all in that catagory a 1979 Sleekcraft with a jacuzzi pump and a 455 olds, a 1980 Manta Ray with a 454 Chevy Berkley pump, and our last one a 2002 Warhawk tunnel with a 540 supercharged and intercooled with a berkley pump. Well now that my dads gotten older he likes to go out on his nautaline houseboat . So I figured it was time to venture out on my own so I bought the searay got it home and tore all the carpet and interior out of it saved most of the front bow cushions and engine cover to be rebuild and new upholstery down the road. For the most part the decking is really solid but the skilocker when I got it was full of water ! Ill know more after I cut the decking out of the bow section but my question is are the ski lockers normally sealed from the front stringers or can I go ahead and plan on replacing the stringers ? I pumped 8 gallons via wet vac and still not even a dent Im hoping that the water as pretty muched stayed conatined to the ski locker. Also as im looking for motors to rebuild to put in this thing anyone know what motors came in the seville ? I would really love to do a 350 with a Alpha drive but I wondering is that gonna be to much wait for this little boat ?
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