1993 Sea Ray 200 BR Rebuild

[69rrvert]

I know it's not a Road Runner, but it's the only project that I have going right now. I acquired this jewel about three weeks ago. It is pretty much a hull with the consoles, motor, and outdrive on it. The interior is pretty much trashed, gone, or rotten and the motor was just about seized up. Things are going Ok for now because I am pretty much in the "search and destroy" mode. When I have to start shelling out money for parts and supplies, I will probably go into "creeper mode". Rather than post a bunch of pics and threads over here, I'll just provide a link to my rebuild thread on http://www.iboats.com. I'll try and post an update over here as progress moves forward. Is there anyone else on here that has a boat that is in pieces? If noone wants to read about a raggety ole boat, then feel free to delete the thread. Thanks, Steven

Link to my rebuild thread:
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=394334

 

[moparchris]

Ahhhh yes boats. A hole in the water in which you aimlessly throw money into. No really I love boat ownership and its quite fun once you have it all done. I restored a 1978 Kona Makai jet boat with a big block chevy in the late nineties. Actually it was one of the more enjoyable restos I have ever done. Good luck, I think you will really like the end result.

 

[69rrvert]

I have had several boats over the last 20 years, but this is my first rebuild. I guess if it gets to bad, I can literally pull the plug on it. A friend of mine named it the "Sea Hag". I guess I will go with that for now. Thanks, Steven

 

[69hemibeep]

I have had several boats over the last 20 years, but this is my first rebuild. I guess if it gets to bad, I can literally pull the plug on it. A friend of mine named it the "Sea Hag". I guess I will go with that for now. Thanks, Steven

Steven, whats it powered by? Looks like quite a project

 

[69rrvert]

It has a 305 Chevy Mercruiser. I finally got the engine cranked up and it seems to run ok, but I am going to go ahead and pull it to freshen it up. I just sold a 383 stroker motor that I had in my garage for several years. I wish I would have known this was coming in my future. Maybe I can up the compression a little and do a cam swap to get a little more out of it. I have a complete 383 Mopar that was in the Road Runner. It is complete from the oil pan to the original intake and 906 heads and only has about 5000 miles on it. I wonder if I could showhorn that in to back of it :drool: ? Thanks, Steven

 

[generaljmwlee]

the guy down the road has a 72 bueler jet boat with a 440 motor sweet that thing hauls a$$ his dad said he head an extra gen 1 hemi he could put in if he wanted. hard choice

 

[droptop]

The best 2 days of an owner of a boat is the day you buy it and the day you sell it. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

 

[moparchris]

If it floats, flies, or f&$ks its gonna give you trouble! :rimshot:

 

[generaljmwlee]

If it floats, flies, or f&$ks its gonna give you trouble! :rimshot:

and dont forget cost alot of money! :yesnod:

 

[george68hemirr]

steve .....the boat looks great on the outside......a few hours rebuilding everything and she will be as good as new :lmao: ......good luck.....will be cool when you finish it and you will be saving a ton of money doing it up

 

[69rrvert]

It looks like I am going to have to work this weekend so I will not have time to mess with it to much. May have some time Sunday to try and cut the other side of the floor out. Thanks, Steven

 

[Big John]

If it floats, flies, or f&$ks its gonna give you trouble! :rimshot:

and dont forget cost alot of money! :yesnod:

Break
Out
Another
Thousand

 

[69rrvert]

I finally got a little time off from work and was able to take the boat to my parents house and get the engine pulled today. My little two car garage does not compare to dads 30' X 60" shop. Nice shade to work in and plenty of fans blowing to keep us somewhat cooled off. Since there was no bulkhead in front of the engine, we were able to pull it without removing the outdrive. It was nice just unplgging the wiring harness to get the electical out. I left everything on the engine. It went pretty smooth up until it was time to make the lift. Next time I will remember to pull the dust plate off the bellhousing before trying to remove the engine. I cussed that thing for 1/2 hour before I finally figured out what was holding the motor from coming forward. Now I should have plenty of room to work on the floor. Thanks, Steven

Hot Rod 305 on the engine stand:


Bellhousing with the outdrive still in place:


Rear fuel tank bulkhead. I hope the wood is good:

 

[ACME A12]

If it floats, flies, or f&$ks its gonna give you trouble! :rimshot:

and dont forget cost alot of money! :yesnod:

Break
Out
Another
Thousand

Spoken like a fellow boat owner...

 

[69rrvert]

Video of initial cold start. I did not start the engine prior to the video. Just 4 pumps of the throttle and turn the key. It actually starts pretty good for an engine that had water in it and was in the brink of being siezed up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWm3p9bM_dc

 

[Collin]

but does it have a hemi? OR TWO??

http://www.whipplesuperchargers.com/con ... ?pageID=72

 

[69rrvert]

I was finally able to make a little progress on removing the old floor last night. I finished up the port side floor removal behind the console last night and started on the starboard side. Made it past the seat area and the trash can was full. It looks like the stringers are going to clean up pretty good towards the back and give me something to splice together with. If all goes well, I hope to make another run at it tonight. Thanks, Steven

Port side rear floor removed:


Port side mid section under console:


Port side stringer cleaned up good:


Starboard side mid section under console:


Starboard rear floor is next on the list:

 

[69hemibeep]

This should prove to be interesting, I don't Know squat about boats :hack:

 

[69rrvert]

This should prove to be interesting, I don't squat about boats :hack:

This makes two of us. I pretty good at operating them and maintainance, but fiberglass is a new adventure. The heat down here on the Gulf Coast does not help matters either while wearing a Tyvek suit ot: and respirator while making the cuts. One more thing, I am becoming immune to the cold showers :chill: due to the fibreglass :brickwall:. Thanks, Steven

 

[69rrvert]

Well, it looks like bad luck has finally found me. When I removed the port side floor a few nights ago, the stringers cleaned up good and the transom was ok as well. Today, I cut out the starboard side floor and that's where I found the problems. The stringers were still soft back to the motor mounts and the bottom of the transom is wet and soft. Now, where do I go from here? Do I need to remove the complete outdrive assy. and all of the wiring and hoses to get access to the transom or launch it in the bayou and pull the plug? Thanks, Steven

Starboard rear floor:


Bottom of the starboard transom:


Port & Starboard stringers:


Ski locker floor removed: