TOPIC: 1963 Sea Ray 500 "Repowered"

I found this boat on the other side of Nashville Thursday, Its a 1963 Sea Ray 500 with a '58 Evinrude fat 50. It sat for 2 years, I put gas to it and a fresh battery and it fired up like it was shut off yesterday! The boat is super nice, it has a new interior, it has just sat for 2 years. I bought this rig for the motor, but the boat is too nice! A little "snake oil" Vertglas and its looking pretty good to me. The floor is a little soft in the rear but it will work for now. The transom is solid! Im gonna store the old motor for now and rig my 2 cylinder 50hp Johnson on it.

Nice find TNL.

CONGRATS Nashville. . That is a clean , cute puppy . Lot of value there. Maybe bring over to Knoxville nest weekend. ?
. You have my vote of the day. Seems to be nice windshield , GLASS.?

Its a plastic windshield and its scratched up pretty good, but I think it will polish out. Im gonna try and make it to knoxville, on saturday, if anything I will bring my Texas maid.

Looks like a nice find!! I like the styling on that motor.

I hope to make it to Knoxville, too- If I can get out of Chicago!

Cool boat! Love to see the older Sea Rays. Have one myself. Not bad for 48 years old!!

Here it is repowered! New guages, new teleflex helm and my 1980 50hp, not a bad little boat, scoots right along. I think it will great a tubing boat!

Very nice she looks great. Don't ditch the Fat Fifty that's a nice motor even if it like a lot of gas. Of course I'm partial i have a '59 Fat Fifty Golden Jubilee.

Bob

Waterwings wrote:

Very nice she looks great. Don't ditch the Fat Fifty that's a nice motor even if it like a lot of gas. Of course I'm partial i have a '59 Fat Fifty Golden Jubilee.

Bob

Oh no,.I'm saving the fat fifty for another old boat. That's the whole reason I bought the sea ray. The boat was just a bonus.

Very Nice!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob

Just picked up this 65 with a big ol 115!

oops here is the pic!

Nice find bdubya, and welcome. Looks like you found another nice old Sea Ray. Should be a sweet ride, looks like somebody mounted a ski pole, huh. Hope to see you start a thread of your own and keep us posted on your progress!

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