Hello all,
I am working on replacing all of the bellows, shift cable etc on a boat with an alpha one gen two. 94' vintage I believe. This particular model has the oil reservoir for the drive which is great, however the oil hose between the transom housing and the bellhousing was pretty cracked...
At the end of the season last year I was backing may boat/trailer into my garage at the end of the boating day as I always do. I noticed that the boat seemed to be sitting tilted on the trailer. I got out find that one of the leafs was broken in half. This is a single axle EZ loader roller...
1981 Glastron SSV-177 with a Mercruiser 165 L6.
I bought the boat used with a cracked block. Completely rebuilt the 165 with a good block. When I pulled the engine I pulled the gas tank as well.
The tank originally have a copper line running from the tank to the bilge (secured with plastic...
I searched around and didn't really see this questions asked anywhere else. I have a 1981 MC-1 or Pre Alpha? Its the one with the preload pin ontop of the drive shaft for the lower unit. The trim rams/cylinders have four lines that go from the two trim rams into a small manifold that mounts to...
Any idea if the style with the metal type can on the bottom has the built in valving that doesn't need the reverse interlock? I have this type on my 85 merc 260 and I don't recall seeing the interlock switch.
This is the type that I'm referring to.
So I have a trim pump that is not working. This is from a 1981 Glastron SSV-177 that I purchased as a project several years ago. The trim system never worked since I've owned the boat and I believe its been sitting for quite some time, either well covered or in a garage. I have the in handle...
Somewhat recently I picked up a 1981 Glastron SSV-177 with a Mercruiser 165 I6 in it. I dont have a lot of previous information on the boat. I performed a compression check and found low compression on a few of the cylinders. I pulled the head and cylinder 6 looks like it had water in it. I...
Ok So I have a 1981 Glastron SSV-177 with the Mercruiser 165 I6, or gm 250.... I have never had this boat running. I bought it as a project with very little information except that it seems to have very few hours. Less then 100 according to the hour meter.
I have low compression on a few of the...
So at the end of the season last year I bought a 1989 sea ray 160 with a soft floor and a "good" merc 100hp outboard for real cheap just under $300 with trailer. I stored it in the garage for the winter and worked on the engine a little. New water pump, fuel pump rebuild, filters, replaced some...
So i found another craigs list deal and i decided to take a look at this particular vessel tomorrow evening.
Its a 1979 Baja, I believe it is a 180 SS model.
It is fairly cheap and I dont know much about. Price is around $500. Boat trailer and engine. It has a Merc 470 (170hp version) with...
Re: I don't know where to start! 1989 Sea ray 160 restoration
Sorry about the super delayed response I was away this weekend and didnt get a chance to check on here.
Thanks for all of the reply's!
The other boat in the picture is indeed a "primary" boat for me. This sea ray is more of a...
Re: I don't know where to start! 1989 Sea ray 160 restoration
A few more pictures of the boat. Dont mind the mess in the garage. Its getting a bit tight for space with all my toys.
So I picked this beauty up a few months ago. It was just too good of a deal to pass up. The trailer made it home so its already worth more then I paid for it, :D so I was happy with my purchase. However im feeling overwhelmed with where to start. What I have here is a 1989 Sea Ray 160 Bow rider...
Ok so I have a 1989 Sea Ray (rebadged Mercury form what I understand) 100Hp outboard. I bought the boat/motor/trailer without know much about the condition of anything. It was a great deal even for just scrap metal.... So i guess i had to. Anyway I was told the that motor ran. The whole setup...
