Jack Dadali
New Member
- Dec 30, 2019
- 8
- Boat Info
- 1979 Searay 225. She is a project boat! Got it for free and am completly overhauling it.
- Engines
- Mercruiser 5.0 being changed to Volvo 5.7
Hey everyone, Im Jack from Norfolk, VA. My wife allowed me to keep my 1979 Searay 225. She really didnt think I could get it in the Driveway, but I did. Jokes on her. Anyways, it was free.
Hull is solid, though the inside wood is rotted on the side shelves and the dash, and one soft spot in the engine bay off to the side (not in the hull).
Engine cracked, wiring FUBAR, and carpeting needs a hazmat suit to remove it.
I have ripped out the carpeting for the most part, got a Volvo Penta 5.7 engine, and started to make sense of the wiring (splice after splice??!!) though im going to have to redo it. I figure a sheet or two of ply wrapped in fiberglass will fix the rot, and a complete rewiring job will fix it up. Ive removed almost all the inside cabin walls and stuff. Finding a lot of really odd things though ill be asking about. But if anyone has a 1979 Searay 225 layout of hull fittings, wiring, whatever it would be greatly appreciated!!
Hull is solid, though the inside wood is rotted on the side shelves and the dash, and one soft spot in the engine bay off to the side (not in the hull).
Engine cracked, wiring FUBAR, and carpeting needs a hazmat suit to remove it.
I have ripped out the carpeting for the most part, got a Volvo Penta 5.7 engine, and started to make sense of the wiring (splice after splice??!!) though im going to have to redo it. I figure a sheet or two of ply wrapped in fiberglass will fix the rot, and a complete rewiring job will fix it up. Ive removed almost all the inside cabin walls and stuff. Finding a lot of really odd things though ill be asking about. But if anyone has a 1979 Searay 225 layout of hull fittings, wiring, whatever it would be greatly appreciated!!