Ike
Active Member
- Dec 17, 2011
- 460
- Boat Info
- 1972 Sea Ray SRV 190 I/O
12 Ft Rowboat
8 Foot Sailing Dinghy
- Engines
- Mercruiser 165 6cyl inline GM 250
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 probably need a lot of help with getting it right. I have spent that last few days looking for photos, manuals and other info on this model, and have found some, but I'm sure I will need more.
My background in boating started as a young boy, in fact so far back I don't remember my first time on a boat. I was probably 7 or 8. In my Coast Guard career I have been out on everything from canoes and dinghies to ships. I have done both power and sail and have always been more of a sailboat guy but I couldn't pass this boat up. I also have a 12 foot rowboat and 8 foot sailing dinghy. In the past I owned a 17 foot thistle sailboat. In my younger days the family had four boats all in the 13-14 foot range both power and sail. I spent 25 years working in boating safety, most of that in standards working with boat manufacturers to meet the Federal standards. I am also a member of a lot of boating forums. So boats are in my blood or as we sailors say, I have salt in my veins. I hope I can contribute but I also hope I can learn a lot that will help me with this boat.
My background in boating started as a young boy, in fact so far back I don't remember my first time on a boat. I was probably 7 or 8. In my Coast Guard career I have been out on everything from canoes and dinghies to ships. I have done both power and sail and have always been more of a sailboat guy but I couldn't pass this boat up. I also have a 12 foot rowboat and 8 foot sailing dinghy. In the past I owned a 17 foot thistle sailboat. In my younger days the family had four boats all in the 13-14 foot range both power and sail. I spent 25 years working in boating safety, most of that in standards working with boat manufacturers to meet the Federal standards. I am also a member of a lot of boating forums. So boats are in my blood or as we sailors say, I have salt in my veins. I hope I can contribute but I also hope I can learn a lot that will help me with this boat.