Recent content by alinmaui

problems solved sold the boat this weekend. not my problem anymore. The oil leak was coming from one of the trim and tilt hoses. the end ss was spliting and could not hold the pressure. put a hose clamp around it and that seem to fix that problem. The leaky end must be a boot or billows...

more problems on this project wile the engine is at idle or low rpm and I turn the boat hard over in either direction I hear a clicking sound as if I had flipper in the boat, The sound sounds like maybe a gimbale or universal does not like to be in a tight turn or maybe some parts going bad...

ref: Gary Hart name tag The boat has no name on it right now. Do not know what proir owners called her. can you dig up more info on what you stated and post on this tread. Maybe if its this boat I can sell it back to the party as a keepsake and recover some money....LOL :smt001

Finally took her out took her out four a four hour cruise and did a little trolling and a little bottom fishing, caught a few fish and released them all. While we were stooped to bottom fish about every so often, about 6-9 minutes the automatic bilge pump would come on a pump water until the...

anchor storage suggestion ... get a plastic milk crate from a grocer (you can buy used from the milk wholesalers) and store your anchor rode and chain in it. Tie the end to the crate. Make sure your anchor is small enough to fit completely in the crate. You have a small boat and it should work...

If the price is right buy it and consider it a project boat I live in the Hawaiian Islands, dry rot is common in most boats that the water can get into the wood. Over a period of time the wood will either get water logged or dry rot. Even if the manufacturer does an excellent jod sealing off...

look for more rust If you launch your boat in salt water and your connections were getting wet, I would also check the other parts of the two vehicle, That salt water is not very good for the back end of a vehicle. Hosing off the vehicle helps, but a rear end dip in the salt water gets into...

question For my information, when you are not boating on the coast you do not user or monitor channel 16. If you are on inland waterways is the vhf not needed. I can see private waterways. I ahve only done boating in the ocean. Looking for info only. Very good installation. What kind of...

found my answers I found some answers on the US Coast Guard Site. The boat or all small boat have floatation and are supposed to float the boat evenly when it has been flooded. I assume that this is a stock boat with no added personal equipment. (Sea Ray had some recalls for this issue, but...

more info When the boat is stored the bow is raised as high as the trailer tongue will go up and then I block with 4x8 wood blocks and lower it back to rest. End result it allows all the water in to boat to drain to the aft end of the boat. As I mentioned the bilge was bone dry before the...

proir to launching my boat, the bilge is bone dry. After it is launched and after I park the tow vehicle and make it back to the boat there is about three inches of water in the stern. The water is not high enough to turn on the float switch to the pump. The stern plug is in and tight. I...

more speed 1. sell the old boat, for safety reasons the mfg designed it that way. 2. Put in a bigger motor and a different leg. 3. buy a boat designed to handle the speeds that you want. 4. Mkae sure up upgrade you skill level to handle the extra speed. Be safe and happy boating...

sea trial in the sea ray I took this sea ray out and drove it head on and also at a 45 degree angle into 2-4 foot lake chop, generated by a 15-20 mph wind coming down the coast. I pushed this boat between 20=25 mph into the chop and the bow got all pushed around and made me real uneasy with...

USCG standards The sales brochure on file in the sea ray site says that this model meats the USCG floation requirements for this model. I have not found that regulation and do not know how much floation was put in that boat. I also read in another tread at this site that a certain model sea...

I have a 1988 seville 21' that has dryrot in the starboard floor and rear seat supports. there may be more dry rot in the port side floor and in the other plywood/fiberglass support structures. Does anyone have done a simuliar project and know the correct procedures and maybe some short cuts...