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2’itis is a common malady with boat owners. No sooner do you get a new boat than you start dreaming of one that is 2 feet longer. Or more. Happens to everybody. Repeatedly. Very dangerous disease.

Looking good! Although I left the engine in my smaller boat "Mercruiser black", I usually like painting engine blocks some lighter/brighter colour for practical reasons - it's easier to pick up on small oil leaks and other issues as soon as they happen!

It happens to us all. I bought my SRV240 in the spring when I was only part way through doing the complete rebuild on my ‘69 SRV185 (which I bought last November - less than a year ago). Yes, I bought two rotten Sea Rays in less than a year. The 185 is now basically done, so I can start working...

I think your theory is correct. Perhaps only the main stringers were deemed to be necessary for overall support of the hull, the others (especially the stringers sitting an inch above the hull) were there to support the floor. Glassing them to the hull would have taken more time. I would do the...

Been a while since I posted here - and it seems that the Photobucket changes have hi-jacked the pics I inserted here as well. The boat is almost done - needs the seat cushions finished, and a few other tweaks, but it floats and runs!

So the boat I originally posted about on here (the '69 SRV185) is almost ready - needs the engine and outdrive installed, and a bit more done on the interior. It has all new transom, stringers, floor, wiring, etc... I had so much fun doing it that I got a 1974 SRV240 Weekender last month for my...

Way too much work to sell! I'm keeping it. Going to be my boat for going fishing for the day with my father, or just checking out a new lake, etc. The SRV 240 needs a LOT of work (at least a year's worth, probably two), as it needs all structural wood replaced (transom, stringers, floor). The...

... and another thing... since this boat is looking like it will be ready to run soon, I went and bought an old SRV 240 Weekender, just so I don't get bored once I'm done this one.

Been a while since I posted here - but I've done a lot with the boat over the winter. New transom, stringers, floor. Decided to repaint the whole thing. New interior (still need to finish the seat boxes and cushions). All new wiring, switches, etc. This is how the transom came out: And...

Had more time to work on the boat today. Got a front engine mount fabricated, and crawled into the bow, pulled out the steering gear and all of the gauges - the wiring was a mess and the steering wasn't installed very well. Going to re-do all of it. The gas tank came out too. It looks fine -...

Thanks - I expected something like that. I'll see what I can do to return it to how it's supposed to be. Was wondering what the fittings on the side intakes for the 4" tubing is supposed to look like. Mine just has a 4" hole in the bottom of the intake box - I'm assuming there should be some...

This piece was just stuck between the stringers, suspended a couple inches above the bottom of the boat, with wood screws (only one screw at one end, two at the other) screwed in at an angle into the stringers. They weren't catching much more than 1/4" of the 2x3. It's amazing it didn't break...

Been a busy month for work since I got the boat - but I finally had a chance to start assessing what I actually bought. Confirmed a bit more about the story the seller told me (an older gentleman who was hoping to fix the boat up for himself - but health issues changed his plans). Seems that...

The SRV 185 I picked up a couple of weeks ago has the stainless louvered vents on the side of the hull. From what I can gather from looking at photos, the port side is supposed to be an air intake, and the starboard side the exhaust for the blower. There is also a small round stainless "vent" in...

Just took a look through some of your photos - gives me some ideas and inspiration! Nice job!

Thanks! Back in our boat racing days, we used the "hole in the water" term a lot. Like the week we discovered a cracked block at a race, put on on our back-up powerhead, and threw a rod a week later. Two engines destroyed. Major "hole in the water" - but that's racing! Pushing engines a bit...

Shoveled/scraped/vacuumed out a garbage can full of leaves, twigs, rusted bolts, etc out of the thing today. Then gave it a thorough scrubbing - twice. Looks much better already! Didn't pull up the floor yet, but from what I can tell around the engine it looks like the stringers have been...

Just posted a new thread in this forum... But this thread looked interesting. And quite appropriate! Just bought a 1969 SRV 185 for a couple hundred bucks. Boat is solid but filthy. Engine fires. No seats. Teak, instruments, steering wheel can be restored. Needs all new interior, new wiring...

Just got home from picking my first boat - a 1969 SRV 185 with a 120 Mercruiser. Got it for a couple hundred bucks... I originally started shopping around for a fishing boat, stumbled across this, and decided it could be an interesting project! Going to need a LOT of work, but only cost will...