Recent content by Weirdnerd

  1. Weirdnerd

    Home built Single lever control question

    I have an outboard engine without controls, I am in the process of starting a restoration, which will include replacing all broken wiring, paint, impeller, etc, but I have no throttle quadrant to test it. as I got the engine for free, and I don't want to buy a very expensive single lever control...
  2. Weirdnerd

    Curiosity between Chevy inline six, and Mercruiser 165 MC1 inline six

    I am always thinking when the time comes my 45 year old Mercruiser will develop problems, and I have been reading about some people who used a Chevy inline six engine as block replacement for many reasons ( Ie. cracked block, accident, corrosion, you name it). What is the main difference...
  3. Weirdnerd

    1973 Mercruiser 165, 6 Cylinder inline 250 cubic inches fuel consumption?

    Hi again, after year and a half of tinkering with my Sea ray, finally took the boat to the lake, I am getting on plane at 2700 RPM and goes fast at 4000, I am planning to take the boat for a long trip ( around 200 miles) and I have 30 gallons fuel tank, I still don't know the boat so good, and I...
  4. Weirdnerd

    1973 Mercruiser 165 questions

    I got a boat a month ago ( Sea ray 190 SRV) and I have been doing lots of research over here, the boat has not been run in ten years, it has been covered and winterized before put on "the pasture", upon inspection I found the thermostat housing was corroded, engine recirculating water pump...
  5. Weirdnerd

    Question about alternatives to stringer/transom replacement material

    I have been looking at the master craft way of building stringers on their boats and I think that is a very nice idea, they are basically box spars glued to the hull, not that I will undertake the labor to make that, but it left me thinking a lot about it: I will fix the issue next year after...
  6. Weirdnerd

    Question about alternatives to stringer/transom replacement material

    I have seen that the vast majority of repairs and restorations are done using traditional methods, using plywood, fiberglass and polyester resin, in researching I have found three materials that are a little pricier, but they offer vastly longer durability and water resistance. My question is...
  7. Weirdnerd

    New Owner of a 1973 Sea ray SRV 190.

    Well, today I did a cleanup inside the boat, found around 70 lb of garbage in all the nooks and crannies, old water bottles, old napkins, match boxes, brittle rope, ten bumpers ( really?, ten?) a jet ski life jacket kids size, empty juice bottles, water toys and assorted debris , washed the deck...
  8. Weirdnerd

    New Owner of a 1973 Sea ray SRV 190.

    I got today a 1973 Sea Ray SRV 190, I think I went nuts ( not so much more than normal), I have been digesting all the info I can about the model, the engine, structural quirks and related stuff. The good, there is minimal cosmetic restoration needed I can see, everything seems to be repairable...
See more
Top