1968 Sea Ray SRV 185 Restoration

[Wone87]

Here's a link to a video showing the restoration...http://youtu.be/eOPCdO1SBuo

I'd post more photos here but I think you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out an efficient way to upload photos to this website :wink:

 

[handtools]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Oar Play]

Outstanding! thanks for sharing. (it's 2014 for gads sake, you'd think posting a simple pic would be simple!??!)

 

[OldSkool]

That Sr is a thing of beauty!! Thanks and welcome to the site.
Make sure you visit the Hole in The Water Site. We would be pround to include you as a member.

http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/48977-Hole-in-the-Water-Club

 

[dvx216]

Awesome video great story nice looking boat and who ever picked the music did a great job also .

 

[moparlvr4406]

beautiful craft and great video :thumbsup:

 

[jitts3]

Was that the same boat in the video from the begining? Is that the same family?

 

[Wone87]

Yes it's the same boat and family from the start, it's been with us since it was new

 

[Havana Shamrock]

WOW!! very moving and a beautiful job

 

[jitts3]

Yes it's the same boat and family from the start, it's been with us since it was new

That's very touching. I wish I could find the boat Dad had when I was small.
Cool video. Enjoy the memories all over again.

 

[SloBurn]

Very nice!! Old boats are the BEST boats!!! as I always say...........

 

[searayfan]

Very nice restoration. The wood part of the motor cover. Did you redo that yourself or buy it new? I have a 71 with the similar motor cover and its peeling and im not sure what to use to fix it.

 

[Wone87]

The engine cover is actually original and was one of the pieces that survived well. I just looked at and it's just a 1/8" piece of laminate. It's a veneer and looks plastic which I don't think you'll find a match for but you could recover it with 1/8" teak laminate that can be purchased at your local lumbar yard (probably special order) and should be in the $140 range. The teak laminate would be a much better match to the trim around the inside of the hull as well. It would just be a matter of carefully peeling the old off so you don't damage the wood underneath then gluing and trimming a new piece to fit. Should be able to find lots of how to vids on youtube if you type in wood veneer.

 

[OldSkool]

My old hatch cover was also laminate. I padded and covered it in the same vinyl that I covered the engine cover in. (see profile pics)
I also covered my hatches up front but with no padding.

 

[searayfan]

Thanks for the help. Your interior restoration looks great. I will check into the wood veneer. The padded lid looks good but I want to stay with the original look of the boat.

 

[OldSkool]

searayfan, I can understand wanting it to be original. We have the grand kids jumping on and off the swim deck so the padding works well for us. Good luck with yours.