Jes2bryant
New Member
- Sep 17, 2020
- 8
- Boat Info
- 220 srv 1978 hard top
- Engines
- 351 mercruiser with mercruiser outdrive
I am looking to purchase a Sea Ray 220 SRV Hard Top 1978. In driving the boat, there was wind which made it incredibly difficult to dock. However out in the open water I noticed that with the wind of about 15 mph, you could not back up and turn the motor to control the direction of the boat. The wind completely over powered the boats ability to turn in reverse. Is this normal, or could there be an adjustment or something to fix this. Its a mercruiser outdrive. Also, I am not used to older boats the steering is hard to turn when up on plane. Its easy to turn the wheel at low speeds but on plane its effort. Much different than my 99 sea ray 210. Again, is this common with older boats or could something be wrong?