Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

[NoKlu]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

im pretty sure it was just sold on e-bay for 500 dollars.

srv190's are rare.......so chances are it was the same boat

 

[turborich]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

Oh well, maybe somebody else will restore it.

 

[vr6t3t4]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

incorect! i have not givin up! my camra battery charger is lost but i finaly have a day off so i will be getting a new one tommrow and should have some picks up for you. and i have also not given up on the engine. this boat will start im going to make it start. i have a very week spark now. ill update you guys with more tommorow. this thing is really growing on me.

 

[turborich]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

That's great to hear!

 

[proshadetree]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

Well alright We have a winner keep on and let us know what ya find.

 

[fishrdan]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

Whew,,, thought we lost one

Heck, maybe the PO thought it was carb problems when it's actually ignition problems...

 

[vr6t3t4]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

she pop's today after i pulled the distributer. it does need the carb tho its all gummed up also the engine tilts up and down. picks 2mrw

 

[proshadetree]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

Keep it going man We want PICS we are addicted to them.

 

[vr6t3t4]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

ok so i still have'nt snaped any picks yet. but here is an update. i swaped out the carb and manifold for a newer one, new carb leaked, so i rebuilt the old holly, took like 3 rebuild kits to finnaly get it right. motor runs perfect just awsome oil is clear and good. i got the steering cable free'd up aswell. and the tilt works now to, as well as the bildge all the gauges and the air ventilator. the altenator wasen't charging so i replaced that. now i am mechanicly set up. as for the floor im terrified. The floor is rotten and im really worried the whole boat is water logged. the floor is ply wood fiber glassed in. i have no idea how it comes out im asuming i just cut it out. so this is where i am so far. so what do you think im gunna find out when the floor comes out?

-tristan

 

[fishrdan]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

so what do you think im gunna find out when the floor comes out?-tristan

soaked foam, rotten stringers,,, the usual , just hope the transom isn't shot

Good to hear you got it running and everything checks out, now it's time for the "fun" work. Do some reading in the restoration forum and you will see what you are up against with the soft deck.

BTW, how is the oil looking now that you have run the engine, clean or is water still getting in the oil?

 

[triumphrick]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

What a great thread...will he? won't he? Is it gonna start? Will it turn? Will he fall thru and never return???

Man, ya just gotta trust these folks. The restoration threads and the pictures provided will just floor ya.

I'm about to go and buy aproject just because of all the positive people and support in this forum.

So...wait it out for more replies or use the search for restorations and look and see.

Ask some pertinent questions and GIVE US SOME PICS!! Not that we don't believe you have a boat, it all adds to the experience of sharing our work with others. Have a good un...Rick

 

[vr6t3t4]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

is it posible to let it dry out instead of replacing all the stringers and foam and such or will it sink?

 

[i386]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

is it posible to let it dry out instead of replacing all the stringers and foam and such or will it sink?

Foam will never dry out.

Rotting wood will never stop rotting. It's a fungus.

 

[fishrdan]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

is it posible to let it dry out instead of replacing all the stringers and foam and such or will it sink?

Nope, it ain't gonna dry out.

Will it sink? Tough to say but the boat will be heavier and weaker.

My old 72 SeaSwirl had wet foam and stringers that were partially rotted. It still got me through some nasty conditions, it was one tough hull, could have failed though, how knows??? I ran it for 10 years and never had a problem, then went to repair the damage and it was too much for me to put into that old tri-hull.

It's really hard to tell if you will have problems because we don't know how much damage is under the deck,,, and you won't know until you do a core sample of the foam and check the stringers/transom. Proper way is to repair the damage before it gets worse,,, or it fails.

 

[oops!]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

ok....couple of things here.....

glad you stuck with it.

those were my posts under noklu's banner....he is my brother and i was on a puter that was logged in under his name by mistake.

the foam and stringers will never dry out.

DO NOT BE AFRAID

we can walk you right thru this....no big deal at all.

see the hull ext thread...its a 69 srv 190......your boat is from the same hull mold !....its only the cosmetic cap mold that is different.

so......btdt...!


search core sample.

we are gonna have you with a better boat than the 50,000 dollar brand new boats !

 

[proshadetree]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

We want pics We want pics We want pics Good deal getting the engine fired up.Post some pics and lets see that puppy.

 

[vr6t3t4]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

pulled some floor, stringers are rotten in a few spots. im not going to deal with it. boat well go to the junk yard. sorry...

 

[lucid484]

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BOOOO lol

you should see the very nice "looking" boat i Got....30+ yr old boat looked pretty new but transom rotted to ****,botched repair jobs,deck and stringers rotted to crap......Oh boy I'm loving this stuff!!!!!! kids love working on it also. in 1-2 yers ill have a nice family project we can cruise down the river on

 

[Stoutcat]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

Hi, vr6t3t4,

Just some thoughts from an old hobby boat building couple...

* If you simply don't like the boat, get rid of it. Throw it on Craigslist or FreeCycle for free and let someone else haul it away. Maybe they'll even salvage it.

* If you like the boat, but see it as a hopeless cause/too expensive cause, maybe you should just step back a bit... Maybe give it a few days. Like Ooops says, there are guys on this forum who can help you thru this no prob.

Anyway, I just hope you don't give up because you're discouraged.

Alan and Suzie

 

[vr6t3t4]

Re: Just bought wondering if i should cut my looses

no i like the boat, but from what i have heard its not a job i should not tackle. and its not worth the $ either cause a boat of its age has no value, looks like ill have to buy a maxium or something..