jitts3
Well-Known Member
We are working on our 73 SRV 240. Restoration thread here. http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/64710-1973-SRV-240-Repower-Restoration-Moving-Forward-Again
We removed the carpet in the cabin and looked around under the step to get in the cabin. It was just a piece of plywood with no glass. Under that I found a hole built in for access for the step down pump. Though we have been heating the boat for days, that hole is frozen over still. I have the heater blowing dirrectly on it now. But here is what I find odd. The purpose of the step down pump is to remove water from under the cabin as it cannot drain into the bilge directly. This is because they want a solid bulkhead separating the cabin from the gas tank so it leaks, no gas or vapors enter the cabin. But where is my bulkhead? Note the crappy glass work against gas tank. The green hose is the fresh water supply and pump from the fresh tank to the galley sink.
But you see the hole for the step down pump (in ice) Where was the bulkhead? Or was there ever one to start with?
Another shot to put in perspective.
We will be eventually replacing the deck and stringers as she has rot from the transom up to the cabin. I get good wood just past that crappy step. I am having a tough time believing Sea Ray didn't put a bulkhead there. What did the butcher previous owner do here?
We removed the carpet in the cabin and looked around under the step to get in the cabin. It was just a piece of plywood with no glass. Under that I found a hole built in for access for the step down pump. Though we have been heating the boat for days, that hole is frozen over still. I have the heater blowing dirrectly on it now. But here is what I find odd. The purpose of the step down pump is to remove water from under the cabin as it cannot drain into the bilge directly. This is because they want a solid bulkhead separating the cabin from the gas tank so it leaks, no gas or vapors enter the cabin. But where is my bulkhead? Note the crappy glass work against gas tank. The green hose is the fresh water supply and pump from the fresh tank to the galley sink.
But you see the hole for the step down pump (in ice) Where was the bulkhead? Or was there ever one to start with?
Another shot to put in perspective.
We will be eventually replacing the deck and stringers as she has rot from the transom up to the cabin. I get good wood just past that crappy step. I am having a tough time believing Sea Ray didn't put a bulkhead there. What did the butcher previous owner do here?