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I shorted the two wires at the tank, and the gauge registered a hair below full. I am sending the replacement sending unit back as defective. It is supposed to be a 240/30 sender. In the full position it registers 35, and empty 230. But the interesting thing is that as I slide the arm it...

I just replaced my fuel tank sending unit (after having gotten stuck without fuel because it wasn't working reliably over the summer - everything on it was very corroded). When I hooked up the new sending unit, the fuel gauge registered just above 3/4 tank when I had the sender in the "full"...

One more question on this topic: I was watching a youtube video of a guy adjusting the electric choke on his boat. When he took the flame arrestor off on a presumably cold engine, his choke was wide open, like mine was. He said something I couldn't hear about the throttle, and the choke snapped...

I just corrected the boat model number, it should be shown as 175 going forward. As I was going through the Sea Ray document packet that came with the boat, I just noticed that the boat manual says 175, and the IO manual 180. And you wonder why I am confused :)

The load capacity sticker says 175, as does my neighbor's. Mine's a 1998, his is a 1996. All of the documentation I have on mine says it was purchased in June 1998, hull #SERR20631798, and the description on the paperwork says Sea Ray 175 Bowrider Sport. The prop that is on there is a...

I just measured it: it is about 7 1/8" in radius, so about 14.25 in diameter. One problem I have is that the gauges are either unreliable or don't work, so I was flying blind since I bought the boat mid-summer. Fixing all of that is one of my winter projects. The boat "seems" fast at open...

Are you saying this because of potential damage to the gelcoat or trailer from the acid in the product? One thing I was concerned about, was the areas of the hull that are sitting on the bunks. I have not figured out yet how to clean them, and even through I soaked the bunks when I rinsed the...

Hi everyone. My propeller has the stamp "1918P21". Is there a decoder for these stamps? I am guessing that the P21 is pitch. What is the "1918", and is there a place where I can look this stuff up? So far I have been unsuccessful. Thank you.

Thank you everyone. The only place I have locally to buy things like this is a Walmart a couple of towns over. They had one product - "Star Brite Hull Cleaner Gel Spray". I sprayed it on in a few places, came back a few minutes later, and the stain was desolving off! The very bottom is going to...

Hi everyone. We just pulled our SeaRay 175 out of the water for the season. I just tried cleaning the underside with StarBrite Blueberry Boat Wash. I neighbor swore by it. However, on my boat it left a lot of the water stain at the waterline and below. I tried washing it twice and the second try...

Silly question, does this look like the thing you are talking about? The MerCarb manual that BillK2632 pointed me to doesn't have any part numbers, and it is not clear from the diagrams in it that this is a separate assembly...

Indeed. Very well done. Thank you.

Thank you, this is exactly what I needed.

Hi everyone, and happy Friday. We recently bought a 1998 SeaRay 175 Bowrider. As the temp outside gets colder, the motor gets increasingly difficult to start. It has the Mercruiser 3.0L/135hp engine. Yesterday I pulled the flame arrester off, and figured I'd take a look at was is going on when...

This is all great information. I will run the suggested tests this weekend, and report back. Thank you!