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    Possibly blew an engine - 98 454 Gen6 Horizon

    So it looks like I possibly blew my Port engine as I was cruising along at approx 3400 revs the oil pressure dropped to 10 PSI. I grabbed the throttle and pulled it back in and shutdown in a hurry. I bumped the hatch up a bit while I was still moving and had wifey take a look and when I asked...
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    I’ll take 2 Long Blocks please

    Hello All Tried using the search engine for this but no luck. I’m replacing both 7.4 L (310 HP?) gas engines on my 1996 370 SB. PO took the boat from lake to ocean years ago without heat exchangers so my cores are trash. Verified it. I’ll do a lot of the work myself but need long blocks plus a...
  3. Katracho86

    1989 Sea Ray 220 OV Complete Restoration

    Hello all! I'm new here but not new to boating. I just acquired a 1989 Sea Ray 220 OV (as the title implies :D) that is in desperate need of a hull up restore. It has been sitting for 7 years and I'm pretty sure not very well cared for since 2012. I have been referencing the restoration project...
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    496/8.1L short/long block replacement

    I've got a sundancer with mercruiser 496's, 2009 model year. Which by the way, I heard was the last year they were made. Something in the lower unit let go this weekend with 550 hrs on one engine. I'm trying to figure out the easiest and best way to get it repaired. Mercury only sells long...
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    Engine repower with newer engine or just rebuild?

    I realize the Merc 7.4 MPI 454 is no longer made and Merc does not have re manufactured blocks available anymore. Lost the starboard engine at the end of the 2018 boating season. Having the engine taken out and sent to a local machine shop for a tear down to see what the problem is (stopped...
  6. J

    Got a new project. 87 seville 21 cc

    Hey guys i am new to this site and forums all together. I am also new to boating. I have a small 12' v bottom but thats a far cry from rebuilding this one. I love the water and everything to do with it so i am excited to get started. Me and my brother were given a 21' seville cuddy cabin. I...
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    Need to replace Wood Engine Cover on 1981 Sundancer 260

    I've mostly redone my 1981 Sundancer 260. Refinished Hull - 2 hand wet sandings, 1 orbital rubbing compound, 1 orbital gelcoat restorer, 1 orbital wax, 1 hand wax. Removed engine and went through it - gaskets, new manifolds, new water pump, new risers, replaced hoses, plugs etc. Rebuilt outdrive...
  8. Ike

    1972 Sea Ray SRV 190 Rebuild; Finally got started!

    We finally got a break in the weather, so I managed to get something done. Just to get started I built new rear seats. I bought two new Igloo coolers to go under the seats but I kept the lids on them. This meant I had to make the hole a little bigger and raise the seat height about an inch and...
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    Cracked 305

    Hi! I have a 1980 Searay 195. I am in the process of rebuilding it and am getting to removing the existing engine. While disconnecting all the hoses and cables, I noticed that there was a long rusty crack just above the oil pan. So after doing some research online, I notices that people suggest...
  10. MasterFab

    2002 340 Restoration

    Hello everyone, I have started a blog to chronicle the restoration of my 340 Sundancer. I would be interested in knowing what you think, and in any ideas you may have. Please see: http://searay340restoration.blogspot.com/ I hope it becomes helpful to other Sea Ray owners.
  11. GuyHudon

    Hello from Montreal ... my summer project

    Hi to all; I just bought a 1988 Sundancer 268 out of florida; got it fairly cheap and all is in good order, Hull is excellent, Interior looks good for its age, and a Merc 454 that need to be rebuilt... The engine was opened and found one cracked pistion, yet the engine was running (with...
  12. Four Suns

    Racor losing prime/Rebuid time?

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