I Left My 1976 SeaRay Rotting In My Yard For Two Years... Fixing My Mistakes (And Some Test Runs!) 

Boat just means bring out another 1000 lol

Nice job fixing Das Boot. Looks like a fun outing to me. Maybe next time you can bring your wife and Caitlin and Colin. It's nice seeing your family having fun.👍

a "marine" starter is supposed to have provisions to reduce the possibility of producing a spark in the engine room as to not to ignite any fuel vapors that accumulate in the bilge. Same goes for the alternator and distributer. if you look at the distributer you will see a stainless mesh on the vent of the body same concept as the carburetor or MPI Spark arrestor as opposed to having an air filter element. Run your blower and inspect your bilge before you turn the key! love the boat content. I have a 1972 Century Arabian a 19' boat with a 440! Straight pipes.Nice

Don't drop the phone in the river , don't drop the phone in the river, don't drop the phone in the river. Thanks for sharing & pretty awesome learning channel.

Good to see everyone having fun.

Jamie, this video really brought back memories from my time living on a boat in northern Washington. My boat was slightly larger at 1150’ and 110,000 tons. It was also MUCH faster. Of course I’m talking about an aircraft carrier stationed in Everett. That area was one of the most beautiful on earth. I’ll watch every minute of content you produce dealing with your “perfect boat”. Thank you for the video.

Well, I watched it, the whole thing! Thanks muchly for the flashback Mr. Jamie! I had a late 70's vintage 21' hardtop with a 302 Mercruiser in the 90's, when I lived near Yellowknife. Relative to cars, they're a lot of work to upkeep, compared to the miles you actually cover, but in exchange they make great memories, especially for kids. My son enjoyed boating and it makes me happy to think about those times now. Keep an eye on your exhaust elbows, the big rubber interface between the manifold and transom, and also the flex bellows where the driveshaft passes through the transom. On an older boat (like mine was) the rubber can go hard and fail suddenly, causing the boat to take on water rapidly. And get that bilge pump fixed. ;-) A new one with in integral switch is cheap as beans, and you shouldn't have to take bilge off no one! The starter on my boat was an ongoing hassle, and it was in fact marinized. Compared to a stand Ford starter, it had an extra sealing plate behind the started drive. It wasn't completely air tight, but it was close. The alternator also had screen inside the case, I think so that a sudden flash couldn't occur.

So the old Car Talk joke about mechanics making boat payments wasn't just hot air. What a great video. "If you fall off, I'd have to explain things to your mother, and that would be really awkward." Thanks for that. Made me chortle.

Awesome sites and scenery, what fun with the family! Love boating

Glad you put out the video, maybe most sub's don't want to see boat repair but I enjoy anything mechanical for the most part and I enjoy your commentary. Most of all glad to see you could get the rig running and spend time with your family

By the way, you can make boat video. I really enjoy them. It brings back some of my nicest memories I had with my ex and my brother who’s not here no longer and your humor makes me smile!

My gawd man, you live in a truly beautiful place! Few vistas beat water surrounded by mountains & my realtor says you get many days of warm sunshine there, too....

Jamie that was so fun watching, reminds me of all the times we had with our old boat with the family

A boat is a hole in the water where you pour money. Thanks for letting us tag along. Spent my summers on a lake in Northern Alberta so this bought back a ton of great memories with friends and family. Cheers!

After sitting so long , I was surprised to see it run so well, an excellent day on the water, I need to get mine going again after a year of sitting. 👍

Very enjoyable video. Dad bought a similar vintage, very neglected SeaRay open cabin cruiser in my youth. Hours and hours spent cleaning and fixing. My grandfather remade all of the teak trim. We went out a few times. Something always broke. Not much fun. In fact the evening he sold the boat something failed in the engine bay on the sea trial and the rear started filling with water. We had to flag down a passing boat and get towed back to the marina as darkness was setting in. Scary to 16 year old me. They quickly found the problem (don’t remember what it was) and the guy still bought the boat! Did I mention my dad is one hell of a salesman?!

Good Boating vid! Everytime I think about getting a boat, I remember I grew up with boats. Those memories get some concrete mix, grab the thought of getting a boat, and send it to sleep with the fishes. Then I don't think about getting a boat for a long time again.

Absolutely loved this video! What great fun with boatation and all that! An engine that came back from a watery grave, and days out on the river. Couldn’t really ask for more.

I'm not sure why after wrenching all day that I watch someone else wrenching on something, lol. Nice to see you enjoying some summer fun, very awesome!

Many good points . My dad had his valiant for 34 years , when he sold it, it was still running well . Just rusty😊

Thanks, Jamie, for another awesome video. When I was growing up, we had a smaller boat for a few years. It was a lot of fun. You absolutely have to find a way to have everything covered so no rain can get to the boat. Otherwise it is going to be absolute tragedy. It’s always fun watching someone live in the dream.

See you in another 2 years! Looked like a lot of fun! Always loved boats but I learned my lesson about machines that constantly need upkeep-and I’m NOT mechanical-I can’t bang a nail straight. I always loved pinball and took the plunge on a good running Atari “Superman” machine. After 6 months some lights were flashing funny and a bumper wasn’t bumping. Just to get the guy to my house was $200 and after 2-3 hours work he got her running perfect again!-at a cost of $1,250 bucks (not many pinball repair guys left). I sold it shortly afterward for $1,000. Lesson learned and why I never owned a boat.

I'm glad your engine is okay, I had a 200 srv searay 1976, for years, great boats!

Have fun J. The family will make memories. The Sound lured me in my innocence. I had some close calls in shallows with sand and rocks.

Loved the Dead boat garage video, you showed us all the best things about owning a boat. On the next one, please also show me the stressful things... Like launching and recovering, and trailering in traffic. I'm going to need an equal or more amount of cons to keep me from shopping boats now! Thanks for keeping it interesting.

I've got me a SeaRay, it's as big as a whale. And it's about to set sail! 🎶

I watched it all. My uncle had a shop in kirkland or Bothell and he straightened and painted wheels for high end dealerships and body shops for over 25 years. Just retired last year and moved to lake havasu. I miss visiting him and seeing all the cool rivers there

Great fun! Thanks for taking me along. It was awesome.

I'm a boat guy as well. "All steam ahead", with the Sea Ray! 😁

Good times and priceless memories with the kids and friends.

Yup boat stuff .... doing boat things in the summer...good times....🔧🔧👍

Do some research on winterizing your boat. It includes “fogging” the cylinders and filling the raw water circuits with coolant. It’s really easy. Btw, you need to do the same with the freshwater system (for any sinks and or showers on the boat) Also need to run with Stabil in the tank. Also, never pressure wash the topside, it forces water into places it shouldn’t be. Great you got her up and running!! Also that hardtop is awesome on a Sea Ray!

Don't forget to fix the bilge pump switch!

In the 60's we lived in Hoquiam for a few years. Went up to Graves creek camping a couple times. Memories.

I have a 1968 Correct Craft 440 powered. It's an amazing boat. Wouldn't trade it for a new one

Normally I forget to like videos, but I made it a point on this one just so you know we do watch your boat videos!

Digging the boat!! Just bought a ‘90 21’ Glastron open bow tubing boat 5.7 merc with quadrajet. Had to change my exhaust manifolds, they didn’t fare as well as yours. Oh and the entire floor and carpet. But it’s going in the water tomorrow for a solid week on the lake!

Heck yeah. I love your boat videos too. I had a 4.3 v6 in my old boat. We locked it up fishing on a small pond fishing and had to slowly drift to shore ( not the boat launch) and buried the immobile thing in cattails. Lol. Makes good stories.

Really enjoyed that...your daughters laughter whilst going over the chop was priceless!

Definitely looks fun. I have always found it is Better to have a friend with a boat than to have a boat…😁😎🦶🏾

Good vid. Seemed like a good time with the kiddos and thats the only thing that matters!

Cool!!!! Boat stuff.... I too did boat stuff yesterday.... and luckily it wasn't my boat... lol....

My Dad has an automotive machine shop here in Orygun. A guy brought his boat down from Alaska to have his two in-board 340s rebuilt again. He had them done in Alaska years before. Dad discovered it now had two 318s in it.😮 The boat owner was NOT HAPPY!!! But, just goes to show you how good 318s can be.

I can't look at a boat without thinking about a boat a friend of mines buddy built back in the late 70's. He wrecked his 70 Corvette and put the 454 out of it in a speed boat, i never rode on it but saw it run, looked like a blast! He gave my friend the hood off the Corvette and we used it to sleigh ride on, it made a awesome sled! Maybe you could do a 440 swap.😊👍

Teak oil And windex 😂 hey support is support!! Nice to see you get out and enjoy the water!

Your First Mate always wears the BEST shirts!!!

Loved the video. Now pull the 5.7 and install a 440, then you could do 40 mph and burn more gas. Good times.!

Watched the whole thing, man. Fun stuff. SUPER jealous, now...

Just getting out on the water washes away all the shitty days at work and really refreshes you. Some fun times with just the wife out on the water can be quite fun too..😉

Those girls are cute. I started drivinigng at the age of ten so an eight year old driving isnt a big thing to me. I worked in a boat factory, we built wooden boats. Im glad to see you guys enjoying your day. :)

Cool. I've a 15' sail boat, to get too, soon, ish.. Enjoy your day.

It's a boat, let that sink in.

Brings back memories to me I had a 78 28 foot silverton with a 440 Chrysler

back in 79-81 i worked at a marina that was a Chrysler Marine dealer, at some point I acquired the manuals for the Chrysler Marine inboard engines, they gave the info on all of them from the /6 to the hemi ,fuel consumption,tuneup specs,assembly info, the whole tamale where are they now? that Sea Pig needs a Chrysler repower! just cuz

Mopar, Boat, is there that much of a difference? Hahaha! Great video Dude!

Looks like fun. I'll watch your boat videos

Cool... boat stuff. I forgot all about that boat. Jeez it's been 2 years already... My how time flys.

Today on DDG, a Hemi Submersible revival.

You had me at 350 chevy.... and the boating looked fun

Clicked hoping the boat was mopar powered…. I watched anyway! A+

Nice boat! Had one once.......it's true what they say, the two best days of having a boat are the day you buy it, and the day you sell it.

Volvo stuff is expensive,no worse than mercruiser. Boating is the best. I have unlimited power in mine,2 440's.😊 Be glad you are in fresh water,salt water is very harsh on everything. Good to see you enjoying that boat finally.

Perfect. Im also working on my boat. 😁 Norwegian produced Winrace 22. Volvo Penta TAMD30. 😁

All ya gotta do is tell your daughter to remind you to winterize the boat. lol

If your fans watch a channel called no nonsense know how (NNKH), he switches between boats and vechicles. Junkyard digs does quads and snowmobiles + go carts and old vechicles of many brands. So this is cool for me. Also my brother works on boats or really anything with an engine too.

Congrats on winning one, give the boat some serious TLC now, fix the trailer at home, not on the side of the road and remember to do a video on how to winterize a boat this fall, start soaking the drain plugs now.

Good vid Jamie 👍 P.S. Don't forget turn that blower motor on to vent the engine compartment before turning that key . I've seen 3 blow at the docks . I'm sure you know that 😎

The Romantics sang a song about what this content means to me and a lot of whatchers. Diversitity and learning videos. That's what I like about you!😎🎶🎵🎤

I'm watching, I have some experience with boats.

Old boat mechanic here. I started with Johnson/Evinrude outboards in the 1960's, then graduated to Mercruisers, attending the mechanics' schools at Auburn MA and East Brunswick NJ. Osco makes replacement manifolds and elbows for your motor, but if you have started it without water muffs, pull the crank-mounted water pump and replace the impellor. If the outdrive has never been off, you should check the gimbal bearing and u-joints and replace the drive seals. Drain the drive and fill with new gear oil. The volvos are twice the drives that the MCs are, primarily due to them holding twice as much oil.

B.O.A.T = Bust out another thousand.

Chrysler Marine stuff is interesting. 1st gen hemis and flathead Inline 8s.

Great video, my boat has been out of the water for 3 years now.

I liked the boat video. I also liked your Cobra video. I've had a boat - similar to yours - never had a Cobra. I lust after yours.

I had a 61 Glastron, it was that 2 tone teal and white that made it look like a 57 Chevy. When I went to sell it a guy from Reykjavik Iceland wanted it in the worst way but I had to tell him, no, I’m not dealing with shipping you a boat 🤣 first come first serve with cash brother

I’m in. Your commentary makes anything interesting

Very cool video and the kids will never forget it

You should just keep enjoying it! I don’t know what you have into it. That equipment in today’s dollars along with a 24 ft sea ray with a cabin is 100,000. Your kids will have those memories forever! Think about it 23:22

It's a really cool boat. I just have a 30-foot pontoon

I thought I told you to get out of the water and get back to the garage! You've got drag race Mopars to build.

My Uncle once had a Chevrolet Impeller. I think it was a ‘69. Nice.

🇺🇸👍 I liked your video and it’s good you have family time. Video your next outing, I’ve had many boats in the past and enjoyed each adventure.

Great adventure Thanks for sharing

Have a similar situation with my "inherited" 1977 Steury. It became a home for racoons. Always thought it might have some value because it has a omc/ford v8 with rebuilt outdrive. My brother is trying to find a salvage buyer. I have a feeling I'll hafta pay someone to take it lol. Thinking about sinking it in our pond.lol

Sounds good Jamie 🔥

HHey, I like boats, particularly that type really. Kinda wish I had some water around here to boat in. :)

I’m in! I liked the Honda vid too

Funny, we used to get Volvo Penta Marine owners coming into our import parts store looking for parts because they were Volvo engines and there was some interchange between auto and marine (and auto was cheaper). I guess I'm a little sad they're using GM engines (and more sad that they're Chinese owned now). My Dad had a mid '60s 21 foot caddy cabin cruiser with dual Evinrude 75HP outboards. It spent a lot of time needing maintenance, but it took us on some fantastic cruises on Lake Mead in Nevada, and the Colorado river. Fishing, sightseeing, being annoying kids... I probably won't ever have one bigger than a fishing boat, if that, but those are wonderful memories. Worth watching even with the generic motors engine ;)

Great video enjoyed watching 👍

What i learned dont buy a boat 😁 n change your float switch

Nice change of pace with the content cool boat

I really did enjoy this boat video!

You got lucky! Those exhaust manifolds are pricey.

Old joke. If your mechanic buys a boat right after fixing your car you may have been overcharged. Just a joke guys, We love Jamie and now his family too. So glad to see you having some fun!

Captain Jamie. I always thought the boat was yard art.

Nice boat. That engine sounded pretty good when you fired it up considering it sat for a couple years. Did you add fresh gas or were you running on the 2+ year old juice?

hi this is jammie with dead boat garage. Today we will be working on a chevy......

Two best days of a boaters life are first day and when you sell it

Well a lot of old Mopars are considered "boats" so this fits right in.

WRONG, we like boats too! A family member had a nice Sea Ray and traded it in for an "Egg Harbor", ooh fancy! We had fun with that too...