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    Very Short Boating Seaason

    Took my 72 SRV 190 out to do some fishing yesterday (Thursday) . Only had it out on the lake 3 times so far this year and the first time was just a test run to see if everything was OK. Was headed north at about 2000 rpm just below planing speed (Admiral doesn't like to go fast) and the...
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    Looking for an engine

    The engine on my 72 Sea Ray 190 SRV, decided to go to the big junk yard in the sky. (it was only 46 years old) So I am looking for a replacement, a used but running Mercruiser 165 4.1L inline 6. (the GM 250 in disguise) If I can find one here in the Pacific Northwest I can pick it up...
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    Mercruiser 165 1972 Sea Ray 190 Cooling Water Leak

    Engine has a serious cooling water leak. This is a raw water cooled engine. There is a steady stream of water from underneath and behind the exhaust manifold, but I can't see exactly where it is coming from. (see photo with red arrow) And, there is trickle of water around a head bolt...
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    A tip for winter storage

    I put my 1972 18' Sea Ray in storage in October, covered it with a good boat cover, and by the end of November the wind and rain storms had destroyed the cover. Looking at what happened, where the cover rest on the top of the windshield it was ripped by the aluminum frame, which has some...
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    Upgrading Mercruiser 165 to throttle body

    My 1972 Sea Ray has a Mercruiser 165 (GM 250). I had the Rochester 2GV carb rebuilt 4 years ago, but it still has some problems with flat spots and stalling, all of which I am familiar with and can work around by playing the throttle. But it is getting worse and I have been looking at...
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    1972 Sea Ray Mercruiser 165. Rochester Carb

    The saga continues. The Sea Ray has been in the water all summer. I had an issue with water in the oil about three weeks ago. It was a leaking gasket between the manifold and the riser. Got that fixed. Overall it runs well. I go fishing every few days but don't run it hard. I had it out...
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    Norcold boat and RV refrigerators

    Norcold is recalling boat and RV refrigerators that can catch fire. see http://www.norcoldrecall.com/ They are being sued ( a class action) by two law firms Zimmerman and Reed http://www.zimmreed.com/norcold-rv-refrigerator-fire/63879/ and Seeger Weiss...
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    Water in engine oil.

    Checked my engine today for the first time since I put the boat in the water at the beginning of June. The oil is milky. Obviously water is getting in somewhere. Did not have this problem last year or at the beginning of this year. The engine is a Mercruiser 165 (GM 250) in line six. It is...
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    Best sterndrive repair in Tacoma area

    I finally got my boat project running and in the water, and it was no surprise that the bellows on the sterndrive leaks. Do any of you folks in the PACNW near Tacoma have any recommendations for a marine repair shop that does sterndrives? What about Tacoma Marine Repair? I have been there for...
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    1972 Sea Ray SRV 190 Rebuild; Finally got started!--Part Two

    Since my previous thread got hijacked I'll start a new one. See http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/48362-1972-Sea-Ray-SRV-190-Rebuild-Finally-got-started! I have accomplished quite a bit since the weather finally changed for the better. I have taken out a lot of rotten wood and soaked...
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    Mercruiser 165 in 1972 Sea Ray 190: need new distributor

    I have been looking at myriad online boat parts sites for a distributor. No one seems to have them for this engine. It is a 1972 mercruiser GM 6 cylinder inline 165 3.7L ser# 3216148 Here is a list of the sites I have been to: They either don't list them, list them as out of stock or...
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    1972 Sea Ray SRV 190 Rebuild; Finally got started!

    We finally got a break in the weather, so I managed to get something done. Just to get started I built new rear seats. I bought two new Igloo coolers to go under the seats but I kept the lids on them. This meant I had to make the hole a little bigger and raise the seat height about an inch and...
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    Hello from the Pacific Northwest

    Glad to find this forum. Actually I was referred to it by a friend who works at Brunswick and used to work at Sea Ray. I just bought a very vintage 1972 18 foot Sea Ray with a Mercruiser sterndrive. I downloaded the 1972 brochure and I think it is a 190. It needs a lot of restoring. I will...
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