Restoring our 1995 SeaRay 175

Below are photos showing the restoring of our first boat, a 1995 SeaRay 175 bowrider I/O with a 3.0l 4-cylinder 135HP I/O. Is restoring too strong of a word? Maybe, but it was eleven years old at the time and we gave it a thorough looking over and maintenance before putting it in the water. It now has a new lease on life and looks as good as brand new!

Some of the things we have done since we purchased it the end of June, 2006:

  • Thorough interior cleaning
  • Installed new navy blue carpet
  • New SeaRay chrome emblems
  • Color restored gray rubrail
  • New dark blue rubrail insert (Thanks to Rubrails.com!)
  • New dark blue pinstriping
  • Cleaned bilge area under engine
  • Opened and cleaned ski locker area
  • New bilge pump and automatic switch
  • New bilge blower
  • New dual battery switch and new 2nd battery
  • Installed Fuel filter/Water seperator
  • New compass
  • New state registration numbers
  • New marine stereo, CD/MP3 player
  • Replaced original pair of stereo speakers, installed second pair
  • Installed 12 volt cigarette power receptacle
  • Replaced dash gauge brackets that were broken.
  • New hour meter
  • Waxed and buffed interior and exterior
  • New bimini top
  • New 'up' trim solenoid on trim pump
  • New trailer lighting kit
  • Trailer jack
  • New trailer chains
  • New trailer bunk brackets, bunks, carpet and rubber
  • Re-packed trailer wheel hubs, installed Bearing Buddies
  • New engine oil/filter, spark plugs, wires
  • Changed sterndrive oil, lubricated all components
  • All new sterndrive sacrificial anodes
  • New propeller
  • New exhaust bellows, U-joint bellows, shift cable bellows
  • New remote control shift cable
  • New lower unit shift cable
  • New intake/exhaust manifold and elbow

    • Click on any photo for an 800x600 view.

    Just brought it home! Some of the mold/mildew we had to clean More on the seats...
    The teal carpet Re-installing handles after a soak in bleach A cleaned cockpit (and new compass)
    Engine area cleaned with new bilge and blower New dual-battery setup The old pinstripe and registration letters
    Getting a good wash before wax Old pinstripe gone! New bimini top
    New registration letters Brand new looking bow Our new stereo
    Wet-sanded the rubrail, before/after Begin installing new rubrail insert New rubrail insert, before/after
    New rubrail insert complete! Another look Now with new dark blue pinstripe
    New dark blue pinstripe New SeaRay chrome emblems New trailer lights
    New boat cover. New trailer bunks, brackets, rubber Old carpet coming out
    New carpet, navy blue New carpet New Fuel/water seperator
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    Created August 2006