87 Sea Ray Seville

tinkeringwackyone

tinkeringwackyone

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Re: 87 Sea Ray Seville

I may have found my issue with the steering noise. I have a post in the Mercruiser section and am getting some good advice from there. turned the wheel all the way to the right and noticed that I have significant play in steering back at the gimbal housing area around the steering mechanism. My Rack and Pinion cable is bound up so the cable inside is very stiff. this may be giving me the slop that I was feeling.

I did pull the drive, and the alignment looks great. splines are all in tact and the alignment slide right in. the u-joints felt good with no endplay in them so I felt good about that. I don't have the retainer tool to remove the retainer to change them at this time. May to order a new cable to the steering fixed. as far as the other issues of alignment and such I feel good about them.

sail on.....tink

BTW still need a cable to upload videos of the launch.
 
SDSeville

SDSeville

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Re: 87 Sea Ray Seville

I don't have a Facebook account Tink. I can't see the video. How about Youtube?

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sevillity

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Re: 87 Sea Ray Seville

I followed this thread from beginning to end, GOOD JOB! I would LOVE to see pictures though! None of them seem to be working. I believe we have the same boat, and would LOVE to see what you have done! Oh and PS the "diary" post was a riot, I was dying at my desk! I think my fiance feels the same way! lol! My Seville needs just a little love, the motor has been rebuilt top to bottom, as also has the outdrive. Next year shes getting the alternator conversion and a dual battery setup. So far she has all new carpet just installed, I built new seats for either side of the engine, redid the blower system, and am in the process of installing a new stereo, and re doing ALL the vinyl walls, cushions, etc in pure white(hate two tones or tri tones for that matter)! Which brings me to my next question... what is the best way to go about rebuilding the bow cushions? The rear cushions were easy because it was just like re doing a dining room chair since they were square and had mdf to staple to, although I went with 5" foam (wicked comfy!). The walls will be even easier I assume though pricey(that foam ain't cheap!). But the bow cushions stump me! I don't even know where to begin! Any pointers would be greatly appreciated! Thanks a million!
 
Knightrider2

Knightrider2

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Re: 87 Sea Ray Seville

New to the site, just watched the video after reading the project. You have to be very proud, great job and thanks for posting.
 
boatnut74

boatnut74

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Re: 87 Sea Ray Seville

Congrats on the splash! You did an excellent job.
 
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cedarlattice

Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Re: 87 Sea Ray Seville

Hello
Nice work. I am doing something very similar. I was wondering how many gallons of resin you ended up using.
 
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Lukie46

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Re: 87 Sea Ray Seville

Tink, where did you get your carpet from? If so, do you remember how much you had to get? Did you replace any of the vinyl for your seats or trim? If so, where did you get that from?
 
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