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  1. walkab

    1977 SRV 240 Weekender Tilt Motor repair help

    Help - ! The Tilt Motor just fried ! SRV 240 Volvo Duo Drive. How do I find the right tilt electric tilt motor part - mine looks original - plus wiring help to hook it up to the relay switch. I see a bunch to tilt motors online - but the wiring to the relay does not look the same as my...
  2. walkab

    1977 SRV 24 tilt unit troubleshoot

    Volvo penta raise lower stopped working , I by passed the switch on dash and hot wired the motor , it. Works any ideas on fix ? Relay switch ? Don't have manual or parts list . Tilt help on raise and lower the out drive
  3. walkab

    Help need owners manual / parts manual 1977 SRV 24 weekender

    Looking to restore need help with manuals
  4. walkab

    water in cabin SRV240 1977

    I have a 1977 SRV 240 weekender. My problem is its on land storage - after the heavy rain we had my front cabin floor had one foot of water in it.The trailer ( boat ) is raised so that any water that leaked into the deck ( full canvas cover ) would run back ( aft ) so I am pretty sure it did not...
  5. walkab

    1977CRV240 Front Bildge Pump Help

    I am told by the prior owner that the front bildge pump does not work. How do I find it ? Is the front hull section sealed off from the rear section ? In other words regarding the drain plug, would that drain the entire hull ?
  6. walkab

    1977 SRV 240 filed with water in rain

    We had a freak Rain - Just one day infact in N Cal about 3 weeks ago - The boat was on the Trailer but the nose ( bow ) down so gravity ran forward. The Canavs Tarp leaked and the part that you step down into in the cuddy cabin - floor - about a 2 foot by 4 foot area ( floor ) was filled with...
  7. walkab

    Kicker motor cant mount swim ladder

    Any ideas on how to add a back up motor - on a boat with a swim platform on the aft - dont want to remove the swim platform gas or electric trolling motor wanted to add onto a 1977 srv 240 with a volvo 255 duo drive inboard - 4900 lb boat -- can a bow elecrtric work ? Stern outboard...
  8. walkab

    Help need owners manual 77 - srv240

    Anybody out there have anything close to a 1977 srv 240 weekender owners manual ( boat ). Am happy to pay or trade ( am in clothing business ) my first boat - got the engine manual - but nothing at all for the boat cheers rich
  9. walkab

    svr240 - duo prop outdrive wont raise/lower

    help - the switch on the console does nothing - last time I lowered the ourdrive - parked the boat on a trailer> all was fine. Now nothing - Its a Volvo 255hp ( gmc ) with a duo prop outdrive - Is there a cutoff switch ? yes the battery switch is on - there is lots of juice - cant get the switch...
  10. walkab

    1977 srv 240 255 hp inboard fuel

    Just bought a clean srv 240 - 255 hp in board with a duo prop drive. How do i figure fuel consumption ? Is there a meter that can be installed ? Best rpm ? Are the guages really accurate ? Any and all input welcome -- nubeeee......
  11. walkab

    Just Bought a 25' weekender -

    I just bought my fist motor boat ( had yachts when younger ). Its a really clean 25' weekender - 1977 with a 255hp inboard - duo drive - It has a teak ? wooded swim platform across the aft - Any ideas on how to add a trolling motor ? where ? or a small 15 - 25hp kicker motor ? I plan to fisj a...
  12. walkab

    Any Tips 1977 - 240 Weekender

    About to buy an old but cared for 19977 240 Weekender. New Stringers New Transom 300 Hrs on Volvo 255HP twin props on singe outdrive - counterrotate Fresh water heat exchanger Canvas Top Older but working GPS - Radio - Fishfinder. Alchhol stove - fridge any tips ? re-calls ? Dont know what I...
  13. walkab

    New (old) Boat Owner ( soon to be )

    At agr 52 I finally get to buy my first boat - well I have bought a few tini tini old beater 14 foot fishingboats, and we did sail a nice 24 foot teak yauch in hong kong for 7 years way back in the British HK days. Got my pilots ( plane ) lic# in New Zealand back then but cant afford to fly...
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