25 seafari
 

help what eng would be counter rotating ? need cabin door! how can i tell what gear ratio inlower units?thanks george

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Hey George,
If the I/Os are Mercruiser, depending on model and year, the gear ratio should be stamped on the drive shaft. You have to pull the outdrive from the gimbal housing to see it.
Dave

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Finally got to post Pictures. Help!

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Cool pics, george. What year is your 25 Seafari? The cabin sole is lower than mine and strick's. It is the same as the one in the broshure:
25 Seafari

Looks like you've got some work ahead. Keep us posted on your progress.
Dave

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the boat is 1975 on stern papers say 1976 going to try to get motors running sat I NEED A LOT OF HELP??? thanks george will get more pic and post

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Thanks for posting those pictures. The boat is very different then the few other 25's that have been posted on this board. The stern has walk around room instead of the big engine box that you see on the twin stern drive models. The cabin door has the flip up so you don't bang your head going in or out (something I plan on doing) and like Dave mentioned the sole is lower in the cabin. Is there room to stand up in the cabin without having to bend over?

Your going to be hard pressed to find a cabin door for the 25 seafari. Probably going to have to make one or have one made.

strick

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And the transom is built out. Does it have the ice box and bait well shown in the brochure?

Dave

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yes it does looking forward to start work it needs a lot will be looking for a lot of advice from everone thanks george

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Quite a few differences eh fellas? Interesting that this one was built within a few of ours...

I like the stand up head :D

Brandon

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we added on to the shed to make room for the new boat will post pic george

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Gotta love that blue. Almost the same color as mine. Yours has several great features mine doesn't. The flip up doorway will save your head from some serious dents (personal experience) and the storage area in the transom you will love. I had to add storage aft of the transom to mine. Yours also has a shorter engine box that is a lot easier to handle.

Good luck with her and keep us posted.

Connor

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help found blisters on bottom below water line what do i do to fix this problem ?thanks george the 25 is real big beside the 20! eng mec is working on getting them running now!

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Sand out all the blisters and apply fairing compound such as System 3 quick fair then sand smooth and apply epoxy barrier coat to the entire bottom. Are you planning to paint the entire boat?


strick

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strick dont know yet if going to paint all the boat i do not like blue and boot stripe is way above water line thanks for info on blisters what causes them? george

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Osmosis. Water gets in/under the gel coat and causes it to lift from the glass. Remembering back to the photos of your boat in the water, it appears it sat for quite some time. It tends to be more of an issue on southern boats since they spend up to 12 months/year in the water.

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thanks for the info did compression test today port side 85,95,90,90 next one 90,95,85,100 was happy with that! have a good mech for a real good price came up from az will do complete tuneup tomorrow next will be out drives need a few pointers thank you george

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Just for comparison sake, I looked at my old boat log and a 350 Pleasure Craft inboard that I had with 600 plus hours on it tested this way.

Port-140,130,135,135

Starboard-125,130,130,125

This was at WOT

Re: 25 seafari
 

had eng tuned both run excelentnow on to the out driveswhat a messwill get more pic soon

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boat is inside now the time to get things going will get more pic tomorrow george

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today we pulled the teak floor pieces out need to replace some did a mouse job! i have not desided how far i should go? have to do transom, cabinets in cabin its a lot of work and iam getting OLD! dont get much help from my son? and cant pay the men working for me that gets exp.long range plan to have the old girl ready for 2012 help!!! thanks george

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Yo Brother
That boat was at Charlton Towing Service?????
Stoped and asked if it was for sale but they said they only towed for the owner. :D

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rod man that is the one nice rig just need a lot of work ! i have to get my self in gear thanks george

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i took a couple pictures of our progress, we need to replace the transom! lots of work ahead of me. I need a good glassman! PLEASE HELP!
thanks George.

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its been to cold! and a to much work. hope to get going next week? thanks george

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need help getting to have transom done. have a glass man but i dont know what to ask him? what should i use? need a plan for transom cap have room to make the boxes bigger than they are. going to do transom from inside any advice will be a big help thanks george

Re: 25 seafari
 

Most professional glass guys will tell you it's generally easier to do it from the outside . . . just leave a few inches of the old transom surface all the way around the edge to provide a reference for fairing the new skin to.

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thanks but i need some work on stringers too.george

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What's wrong with the stringers, George? They're hollow fiberglass, so rotten wood isn't an issue.
Dave

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dave someone drilled some holes in them i dont think they are all drains one has a piece of 3/4 pvc sticking out of the top. thanks need all info i can get george

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Ok, I see the pvc in the port stringer in one of your pics. Where's the other end of the pvc?

Have you pulled your fuel tanks? If so, how do the bulkheads and stringers look?

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George, not sure what stage you are at, but if you can get to the main stringers under the deck forward of the fuel tanks, carefully inspect the top of the stringers, particularly on the stb side. The hull can flex enough so that the stringer is banging into the inner liner even where it is as much as an inch or two above the stringer. Top of the stringer gets crushed. Look at the tabbing at the forward end of particularly the stb stringer, for flex damage.

Also look for foam in the bottom of the center V. If you have some, look carefully at the bulkheads where the foam touches them. Mine were rotten at that point, all three of them. You could see where water ran across the top of the foam and contacted the bulkhead wood.

If the main stringers in the aft half of the boat are showing no damage on the outside, tabing is ok, etc, they are probably ok in that area, holes or not

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have not pulled tank yet. that will be next when the temp goes up a little like maybe 40 and iwill look at forword stringers thanks for all the info george

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started to do a little work getting ready to pull tank hatch off never seen so many 3x4s and dry wall screws used to hold tank in i will get some pic and post a lot of work!HELP!! george

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lots of 3 x 4 chocks? sounds just like mine.

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Getting a little progress done, started sanding and scraping the boat today, it is looking great! camera seems to be broken so didnt get to post as many pictures as i would have liked to, also got the 20 foot all cleaned up and ready to go for sunday! Georgehttp://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/...may2011257.jpg
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Looking good, George. Hang in there.

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getting ready to do some work need advice 1st new transom what to use? 2nd twin 140s run well but need work should we put them back? or go with a good single? HELP! thanks george