jitts3
Well-Known Member
Hello, I'm looking on this site and am quite impressed. I am supprised (Problably due to my old school attitude) that a site like this exhists. This will be a long tread so bear with me. I am buying a 1970s SRV240 Weekender. I am told its a 1972 but I think its newer than that. That alone may make some of you think "what a fool" but the story of this boat is not really fully understood. Basicly the boad is in my mind excellent shape, except the guy who owns the boat lost the engine in it then ran into financial trouble. I am getting the boat for cheap due to the fact that the engine and outdrive are gone, as in not there. I looked her over and was impressed with her and my nature is if I can keep up with the big dogs with old school equipment, why not. It worked before. I never persued it to much until I found a deal on a rebuilt engine and an outdrive. Now I'm in the running. As soon as I get home I'm paying the guy for the boat and getting the engine combo pronto.
Now for the meat and potatoes of the long and drawn out questions. I never gave long trips much thought until I saw this boat. I'm originally from New Jersey and Now live in PA. My Dad had a 18' boat when I was a kid but we just stayed in Lake Waullenpaupack in PA and the Raritan Bay in Jersey. Long trips were never in my head. My girlfriend is from Boston and we are dreaming about one day when we get the boat running, to take a trip from South River, New Jersey to Boston and back. This seemed like a pipe dream until recently, but this brings up many more questions.
Again the boat is a 72 ish Sea Ray SRV240. It will be powered by the old school "rebuilt 5.0 Chevy and a OMC stringer outdrive. The boat holds 70 gallons and will run on cheap 87 octaine gasoline.
Anybody who made that run in the past have any advise for sombody planning such a trip, How long would such a jorney take and how much fuel would I burn, aprox?
I read a bunch of posts on here and I must say, most of the boats I see picture in this forum are amazing, and quite frankly make my boat look like a matchbox car...uh boat.
Also just checking on the feedback I get. I intend to do more with my boat then just fish with my dad. I enjoyed just riding around, and am also enquireing about anything else in the New York, Jersey area cool to check out by boat.
Thanks for the time and I'm sure somebody is laughing at me and my crazyness to run a 30+ year boat.:smt043
Steve
Now for the meat and potatoes of the long and drawn out questions. I never gave long trips much thought until I saw this boat. I'm originally from New Jersey and Now live in PA. My Dad had a 18' boat when I was a kid but we just stayed in Lake Waullenpaupack in PA and the Raritan Bay in Jersey. Long trips were never in my head. My girlfriend is from Boston and we are dreaming about one day when we get the boat running, to take a trip from South River, New Jersey to Boston and back. This seemed like a pipe dream until recently, but this brings up many more questions.
Again the boat is a 72 ish Sea Ray SRV240. It will be powered by the old school "rebuilt 5.0 Chevy and a OMC stringer outdrive. The boat holds 70 gallons and will run on cheap 87 octaine gasoline.
Anybody who made that run in the past have any advise for sombody planning such a trip, How long would such a jorney take and how much fuel would I burn, aprox?
I read a bunch of posts on here and I must say, most of the boats I see picture in this forum are amazing, and quite frankly make my boat look like a matchbox car...uh boat.
Also just checking on the feedback I get. I intend to do more with my boat then just fish with my dad. I enjoyed just riding around, and am also enquireing about anything else in the New York, Jersey area cool to check out by boat.
Thanks for the time and I'm sure somebody is laughing at me and my crazyness to run a 30+ year boat.:smt043
Steve