no longer looking ,,,discovered massive problems with my srv 22 ,,,,,very poorly designed boat,, very tippy, gas tank leaking into surrounding foam , rotten stringers,,,,,,,,lol....game over ,,,,boat goes to land fill along with the garbage 302 and outdrive,,, luckily ,,some idiot put super rare...
put it on craigslist and market place and lower the price 500 per week , and then you will find the real truthful accurate liquid value of it, there is never ever shortage of boats,, but one like this is a truly rare lucky gem ,, it should be in searay museum,, it should be worth 12k or more...
running take out , but 2 freeze plugs missing , still has compression though, i think it just needs a new block, engine is complete, 278hrs on mercruiser reman, bought the boat with this motor , also outdrive comes with it complete engine package, risers are 2 year old , would be a great motor...
war eagle btw,,,,,,im a fellow auburn grad '92, anyway i have tried all paints ,, alexseal, awlgrip/awlcraft, imron,ppg,interlux perfection,,,,but by far the best and cheapest believe or not is rusoleum from home depot and the hardner from tractors supply , every bit as shiny as awlgrip , and...
turns out , 2 freeze plugs are missing , block is cracked, so it sucking air,, creating a vacuum , so dies when it goes in gear,, quite sad only has 278 hours on rebuild , but that is the mentality of people , to cheap to pay to get it winterized,, so they will take a catastrophic loss on it...
thanks for the reply , i have made tremendous progress on mine, got the old engine out , cant seem to find anyone that wants a ford 302 anymore ,, but anyway got the transom glassed in and also fabricated/made my own bracket/pod,, fiberglass and coosa board, got it on today and exhausted,,, hit...
has a 302 ford cant get it to run correctly, tried everything , and has excellent compression ,fairly sure just needs a new carb, but engine takes up to much room in the cockpit, but i bought it with intentions of converting it to outboard,, i do boat restoration work for a living so it will be...
i know this post is over a year old finally found one similar to what im planning on doing to my 74 22 srv, ,taking out the worthless found on the road dead (ford) and putting on either 2001 yama 200 or merc 225,, i have both motors , probably going with the merc,, but will post later ,, what...
i just got one my self it has a 302 ford/188 that im getting ready to pull out ,, no one around here works on them , cant get it to run correctly,, think it just needs a new carb
getting rid of the old 1974 188 mercruiser motor and outdrive,, installing a 2001 yamaha 200hp ox66 , 178hrs orginal,,, pics to come soon, (of course ,, i custom built a bracket for it , since i do boat repair and restoration for a living), just got the boat ,, 3 rd owner nearly all orginal ...
looking for boat and trailer only , no motors,, will be repowering with outboards, anyone have a good project boat i have cash in hand,, i also have a 278hr 188 merc and outdrive for sale if anyone needs it
going to sell the engine has 278hrs on reman,, runs good,, but want the extra room and lightweight of the outboard its 2001 200 efi vmax 0x66 yamaha,,,,,any thoughts,, concerns,,, anyone done this before?