Recent content by Bergman

I've had mine for 14 years now on Fort Louden/Tellico as well, and it's been amazing boat. Perfect for those lakes. It does really well in big waves from all the cruisers, at least "decent" for water sports, and doesn't cost an arm and a leg to get from the dam up to Lakeside Tavern or...

Good deal! Glad you were able to work it out. If you ended up near 70k with all the additional goodies, that does work out to roughly 30% off MSRP. Interesting. If true, you can't blame them for making a 9% margin...gotta keep the lights on at the dealerships. Let us know how the new 260...

I do quite a bit of wakeboarding with ours as well, and I can confirm all of this information! Turn into the rider and the wake will clean right up, although you will never get a great shape (ramp) wake like the MasterCrafts or Malbus. Of course, those don't have bathrooms, two sinks, or a...

The admiral and I stopped by our local dealer just last week and saw the new 260. I must say it's the first new Sundeck that I've liked as much as or more than my '04 Sundeck 240. Have you gone to searay.com and used their "Design your next Sea Ray" feature, which will show you the MSRP of...

Bob, My wife and I also bought a used 2004 Sundeck 240. This is our 4th summer using it, and we have had ZERO problems with it. I would recommend doing a thorough test run with it to make sure everything works (water system, Vacuflush if it has it, trim tabs, etc) but other than that they...

Don't know what I was thinking earlier. My boat has four as well - same locations you mention. Had to stop and think about it for a minute after reading your post! You'd think I would remember these things after working on the thing for years....guess you really do lose your memory with age!

Indeed, it is 5 plugs! ;) I just googled "mercruiser blue drain plugs" and attached a photo that came up, just to illustrate which plugs we were talking about. It really is amazing what you can find on the internet. How did we survive without it?? Of course, I may actually NEED 5 of the...

You are correct, sir! For your viewing pleasure...

I do the full winterization on my boat every year, to include fresh water system, toilet, oil change, drive oil change, fuel system, winterizing the block, and cleaning the whole boat. Overall it is just time consuming rather than difficult. Plan on 8-9 hours total for your first try...

Hey fellas...while we are on the topic on 240 upgrades...what are your thoughts on adding a tower? I have checked my boat and it has the mounting pads from the factory (I have been told that they started putting them on all the boats in late 2003), and have talked with the XTP tower guys...

A full tank of gas would be my first recommendation! After that, I second the call for a grill. We have a Weber Q200 portable that we use on the swim platform (and doubles as our tailgater for the Vols games in the fall!). In the next few weeks I am going to build a stand for it to keep the...

We have had our boat in dry storage for about 3 years now and absolutely love it. I have only had one problem and that was last summer. We got back late and had to tie up to the transient dock. Someone sideswiped the boat and completely trashed the port side graphics. Thankfully (and...

Preach on, brother! I'm with you. :)

I have to agree with bluebelly on this one...definitely not worth the time or money! I took the family down there from Knoxville to see the show, and grandparents as well, and it was a total bust. We went last year, so I had expected a decent show but ended up with more people and fewer boats...

I believe the new, approved term is "providing a Presidential Solution" to the problem.