Ike
Active Member
- Dec 17, 2011
- 460
- Boat Info
- 1972 Sea Ray SRV 190 I/O
12 Ft Rowboat
8 Foot Sailing Dinghy
- Engines
- Mercruiser 165 6cyl inline GM 250
Took my 72 SRV 190 out to do some fishing yesterday (Thursday) . Only had it out on the lake 3 times so far this year and the first time was just a test run to see if everything was OK. Was headed north at about 2000 rpm just below planing speed (Admiral doesn't like to go fast) and the sterndrive suddenly whined, and quit working, engine revved way up, I shut it down immediately. Bad smell of burning. That went away quickly but I pulled off the engine cover just to check. It won't go into gear. Used kicker O/B to get back to the marina , it was only a couple hundred yards away. Looked for any leaking seals. Didn't see any water getting in. Came back next day (this morning) water was up to the sole. Pumped it out. Pulled the boat out and parked it in the storage lot. Called the marine repair I use today. Will take it to them next week. The last serious look at the sterndrive was 8 years ago. Hasn't been apart since then, just routine maintenance. Oddly enough I was planning on having it rebuilt this winter. Well, now it'll be there all summer. This sucks. I'll still go fishing, I'll just have to use my 12 foot rowboat. I have a little 2 HP O/B for it.