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That looks like a nice boat! If it is hard to keep straight at that speed you probably have excessive play either in the cable or the outdrive steering lever.

Congratulations, that is a beautiful boat!

11 years between post #11 & post 12....took quite a while to get a camera! A couple of thoughts about why the outdrive went on hard: 1. Check the driveshaft length to make sure it is not to long. 2. . Check the big o-ring to make sure it did not get pinched during the install.

After seeing that you have an OMC, I maybe of little help as I have Mercruiser. If you are sure it is a 302 Ford pull the spark arrestor off the carburetor to see if it is a 2 barrel or 4 barrel. With that information go to your local parts supply and tell them you need the parts for a 1974 Ford...

Thank you Bill. It will be good to see pictures of yours in the water.

Here is a video of my Sea Ray Bill:

All of your hard work will be worth it when you hit the water!

Welcome to the forum! I have a '77 197 SRV so I may be of some help with your new project, please feel free to contact me. Here is a brochure for 1977 Sea Ray boats: https://manualzz.com/doc/23400169/1977---sea-ray

There is an A.I. Robot on Club SeaRay that is a member commenting on posts. It's member name is dovankhahn.

You are welcome.

You have the line hooked up correctly on the pump. The braided line goes from the pump to the outdrive, the nylon line is the return from the reverse switch. The other line hooked to the reverse switch comes from the outdrive. So pressure goes from the pump to the outdrive up ports (the ones...

Here is my new boat, it took me 2 months to get it to where we can make round trips under it's own power. I got it done just in time to winterize it in the snow, we are definitely looking forward to this coming Summer!

Well I can finally report that my boat has been on the water. After using it for a stair climber exercise machine for 2 months, and losing 12 lbs., it moves thru the water. I had the motor out 3 times, replaced the gimbal housing, the oil pump, installed an electronic ignition distributor and...

We had nearly 3" of rain that weekend and since I work on it from the shade of a tree, it did not get finished. Currently I am having trouble adjusting my cables to get full forward and reverse.

Hello, I am the proud (maybe crazy) new owner of my first Sea Ray! I upgraded from a 1968 Starcraft 16' Seafarer with a 1969 20hp Johnson to this 1977 SRV 197 BR with a Mercruiser 233. Currently pulling off 45 years worth of Band Aids to find nothing has healed. I officially have more invested...