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sorry for the duplicate photo's. yesterday was a day computers and I didn't get along too well. of course, posting at 2AM after work and having some baileys over ice might have been contributing factors LOL. Thanks for the tip DWA boater. I'll cut a piece of the plywood thats glassed along the...

that had crossed my mind as I was doing the tear out. it just didn't seem that searay would have built it that way out of the factory but I suppose it is a possibility. I'm curious if any other of the folks with searays who traveled this road has seen this build/previous repair scheme. there...

I've been away from the site for a while, out enjoying our 195 for the last few years. I finally decided to tackle the deck rot along side of the port ski locker opening that was along the edge. Well, as is common, the rot just kept going the more I dug, so I'm down to gutting the entire deck...

Good news for Puget Sound crabbing- the WA fish and game opened the winter crab season this week starting Oct 7 or Oct 15 depending on what marine area you are in. Would be a nice addition to have some fresh Dungeness with Thanksgiving Supper this year.

Our SRV is carbureted. After we launch and are tied up, my wife puts the drive down and gets the engine started while I park the truck/trailer. When I get on board, the temp is starting to come up and we check the final items before shoving off. We idle thru the no wake zone in and coming out of...

That's one of the things that caught us as odd-our area had one of the best seasons in the last couple years(so we were told). All but the last two times we went we limited our pots and the two others that went with us, limited as well. Late in the season, one would consider that the available...

We were pretty lucky for our first year out- between my wife and I we pulled 40 keepers. The folks our way seem to be pretty reasonable with setting pots- we haven't heard of any real issues with catch being taken or pots being stolen. However, with that being said, we have the suspicion we were...

I weighed the HX870 this morning and it weighed at 11.6 oz, so it may be a little heavy for attaching to a PFD, but good for a belt or pants. When we're out, I keep it in a cup holder next to the helm so its close at hand and everyone on board knows where it is and kind find it quickly if...

come on over! we have plenty of room on the patio and plenty of room in the fridge for various libations... its been fun. the hard part is getting up early to go out. we get on the water before 8AM. not too early for going out, but a bit challenging for me to get up that early. I dont get home...

We carry the Standard Horizon HX870 Floating 6W Handheld VHF with Internal GPS on our boat- good reception, good battery life and ease of use. the guarded emergency switch is a nice feature- showed my wife what to push in an emergency, so now she feels comfortable...

we are in area 8-1 Deception Pass/ Saratoga Passage. we live on Whidbey Island and launch out of Oak Harbor. The pots are dropped in Crescent Harbor between Polnell Point and Strawberry Point- 1/4 mile or so off the shoreline. The water varies from 40-70 ft at high tide. We have had luck at...

Hi all, been awhile. Thought I'd post some snaps of our crabbing adventures from this summer. It was a good season, lots of dungeness was cooked and consumed and the freezer is stocked for the winter. This was our first time crabbing since we moved to the PNW, so we are happy with the success...

one item you may want to invest in is a SELOC(sp?) manual- a valuable reference for engine/outdrive information - kind of a Haynes/Chilton's manual for boats. If you want to go further, ebay is a good source for finding the factory manuals for the Mercruiser engines/ outdrives (if your boat is...

Welcome to CSR! Good to have you aboard and congratulations on your new SRV. I have a 1979 SRV 195 - great boats. Boater420 gave great advice on getting ready to fire the engine after sitting for 3 years. A few more items to consider before lighting her off so forgive me if this gets a little...

Well, guess I spoke too soon with the mechanical issues being over with-got a nice surprise this weekend when I went to change the oil for the first time. Pulled the engine cover off looking forward to using the new vacuum oil changer I purchased and when I looked into the bilge, there was a...

Its been quite a journey and with the help and encouragement from the folks here on CSR, they helped me get thru it. There are others that have taken on, completed and are in the midst of larger projects than what I've done and its been very interesting to follow along their journey with them...

Welcome to CSR! As 270-da-lover says, great people with a wealth of knowledge to help you along your journey.

Hey guys and gals, been awhile since I've updated this post. wanted to pass along the latest with my progress in getting my gal back to looking good and running good. My wife and I named her the "Molly Dora" after my and her grandmothers-might be a little silly for a smaller boat, but we figured...

Adding to the cam break in question, here are a couple links (hope they work) about proper camshaft/lifter break in when running a flat tappet camshaft. Running a hydraulic roller camshaft, break is not as critical to the lubrication time requirements as a flat tappet cam. When I had the engine...

Here is some info I found on a camshaft with similar specs you are looking for: If it is from a Marine 5.7L Vortec the most common cam has the following specs: PN 14097395 specs = 256/264 Adv. Dur. - 196/206 duration @ .050" with .431"/.451" lift and a 109 LSA. These are really a very good...