Replacing Starter/cables on 89 Sea Ray

[Brita11]

Hi:<br /><br />Anyone have any experience in replacing the starter & both cables on a 1989 Sea Ray 230 Weekender? Has 7.4l Mercruiser w/Bravo1. <br /><br />Boat is out of state, so I can't look at it, to see what it involves.<br /><br />Is this an easy swap out or is the starter and cables in a difficult location to get to.<br /><br />Thinking about buying this boat, however need to know what this involves.<br /><br />Thank You<br /><br />Hobie

 

[Rod Holder]

Re: Replacing Starter/cables on 89 Sea Ray

Hey Hobie,<br />I would ask the owner to take a few pictures of the deck, engine and starter areas and send them to you. Basically, if you can see it and actually reach it, it should be a piece of cake.<br /><br />Assume many other problems if you are not able to start and run prior to buying it. Personally, unless you feel it is worth the gamble (and sometimes it is) I would not buy a boat with a non-running engine unless the price was such that you could buy new components withou ending up with too much invested (beyond it's worth).<br /><br />Hope this helps...............RH

 

[DHPMARINE]

Re: Replacing Starter/cables on 89 Sea Ray

Think about this.... if you had this boat for sale yourself,wouldn't you have it running to demo to get top $$$$ ? I would.Especially if a starter and cables were ALL it needed.<br /><br />DHP