New Old Sea Ray!

Welcome and gl. Sounds like you’ve got all the little issues under control
 
And so it continues to get the boat to as new...

WORK DONE ON BOAT
Create temporary raised tubing frame between front bow rails so rain water does not pool on boat cover over winter.
Winterised boat by draining all water from engine, adding fuel stabiliser and fogging engine.
Replace trailer strap (was old rope).
Remove internal cabin cushions, dry out and remove minor mould, and replace.
Clean mould and general stains on all carpet walls and ceiling in forward internal cabin.
Clean and de-stain fibreglass floor, raised decking and storage area’s in forward internal cabin.
Remove porta potty, empty, clean and replace.
Wash down entire boat and remove stains and marks.
Clean windscreen and windscreen frames.
Cleaned and de-stained all outside cabin deck carpets and side wall carpets.
Removed outside clip in deck carpet, cleaned fibreglass decking underneath, replaced carpet.
Remove stains on vinyl upholstery.
Clean and protect vinyl upholstery.
Staple loose vinyl upholstery.
Snap button added to under seat storage curtain.
Grease passenger seat for sun-pad extension.
Replace missing boat cover button connections on cockpit boat cover.
Cleaned engine bay, battery compartment and power steering/leg tilt compartments.
Installed new brass adaptors into engine block to allow blue drain plugs for winterising and improve ease of process.
Cleaned anchor locker and re-organise anchor and rope.
Fibreglass, resin and seal breach/crack to cabin and loose anchor eyelet at bottom of anchor locker.
Remove, clean and replace carpet in anchor locker.
Replaced all (5) blue engine drain plugs in case brittle from age.
Replaced all fuses under dash to ensure all correct ratings and no issues with age.
Replaced inoperative horn unit.
Replaced inoperable stereo unit with Bluetooth version and also new speakers.
Reconditioned inoperable windscreen wiper.
Repaired inoperable seat swivel function on captain’s chair.
Replaced 4 x black plastic cup holders with stainless steel cup holders.
Remove bimini top and clean pitted aluminium brace tubes.
Replaced 4 x clips on bimini attachment points.
Adjust depth /fish finder/GPS transducer angle.

WORK STILL TO DO
Repair all gelcoat chips around the boat and hull.
Sand, cut, polish and wax boat and hull.
Polish out drive.
Polish stainless steel prop.
Fill 2 small tears in upholstery.
Pressure wash/clean both boat covers.
Purchase and replace damaged gold Sea Ray logo’s on hull sides.
Patch damage/holes on winter boat cover.
Replace missing screws on windscreen.
Re-sew damaged attachment points on winter boat cover.
Touch up hull graphics and polish.
Purchase and install keel protector.
Purchase and install 50mm tow ball.
Purchase and install wheel lock.
Purchase and install new trailer jockey wheel.
Major service on engine and leg.
De-rust and repaint affected areas (including brake drums) on trailer.
Check wheel bearings / grease on trailer.
 
Polish outdrive?
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Of course.
The outdrive is looking dull and faded.
A shiny black finish is far better...
 
After a crap load of work, pics of the exterior.
Really happy how she's come up.
And yes, the outdrive was polished...
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Well, we have been using the boat and it is going great guns (see below).
Couldn't be happier with the purchase, price we paid, and condition it's in!
A last question though.
While all is good engine wise on all levels re cold starting, power transition and delivery, idle and consistency, it does seem to be going through a fair bit of fuel.
Quite a bit more than my old 1998 Four Winns Horizon 190 that had a Volvo Penta 5.7GL engine.
Any idea's on what may be happening or what I should check?
P.S.
Yes we run at near full throttle at times for in-efficient fuel economy, but no more than the old boat that didn't seem to have the same fuel burn rate.
Thanks again all in advance for any advise forthcoming...

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Yannih said:
Well, we have been using the boat and it is going great guns (see below).
Couldn't be happier with the purchase, price we paid, and condition it's in!
A last question though.
While all is good engine wise on all levels re cold starting, power transition and delivery, idle and consistency, it does seem to be going through a fair bit of fuel.
Quite a bit more than my old 1998 Four Winns Horizon 190 that had a Volvo Penta 5.7GL engine.
Any idea's on what may be happening or what I should check?
P.S.
Yes we run at near full throttle at times for in-efficient fuel economy, but no more than the old boat that didn't seem to have the same fuel burn rate.
Thanks again all in advance for any advise forthcoming...

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IMO, and others can speak to this better than I can, with the 5.0 thunderbolt engine and Alpha drive for that size of boat, the numbers may be higher. Your boat is built like a tank (I have the newer version 22’ Weekender) and will be heavier than a typical runabout. I’d stay on top of basic tuning with coils, plugs, etc. so it runs efficient.

Great job btw, she looks beautiful.
 
I thought a lot of people get rid of thunder volt 5 and just put in an HEI . I have read that here a few times. Don't know how easy it is to do
 

Has anyone swapped out the thunderbolt ignition with something else?

Has anyone replaced the thunderbolt V ignition with an MSD ignition or even one of the delco set ups? How difficult of a task is it? I'm starting to think the ignition module might be causing my issues, it's the only thing I can find that has similar symptoms. I can replace the...
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A 2000 is an “older” model?
How should I refer to my 1986 SR? :p
 
They don't build anything like the used too ,come on guys
 
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