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    Oxidation, buffing

    I used Menzerma polish with a porter cable polisher today. Amazing difference. The yellow was a bit faded and the white where the cover is compared to the rest was cloudy and beige. Looks amazing. Finished off with a coat of Meguires Flagship. Looks new. 6 hours of work, including conditioning...
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    Fuel Consumption 2003 SeaRay 220 w/5.0 MPI BIII

    As a follow up to my last post, here is the chart for my exact boat and power plant. Still accurate. If you find a test of yours there should be a similar stats.
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    Fuel Consumption 2003 SeaRay 220 w/5.0 MPI BIII

    That doesn't sound bad to me. Through crude measurements I have been averaging around 5GPH with my 4.3. With 2 feet more and 2 more cylinders yours doesn't sound bad. Granted, my mileage is a ton of towing as well as blasting up the lake at WOT here and there. Look around on sites, and maybe...
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    A second battery for my 170 BR

    On a smaller boat that is a tough call. If there is room on the other side to distribute weight evenly that is ok. You don't need to huge deep cycle batteries either. Use your main battery most of the time and the other while you are beached with the radio on. Shouldn't need crazy CCA for your...
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    Any 195 owners out there?????

    Figured I'd say hi to all the fellow 195 folks out there. Glad some others are on. Plenty of mods to come over here.
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    What is your favorite mod or improvement on your bow rider?

    Looked at it close. Didn't see any arching. Bought the new cap/rotor at the dealership for $100 which wasn't terrible. Threw it on and running like new. The cap was pretty bad underneath. Back to normal and all good. I will do the plugs and wires off season when she is out of the water. The...
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    hello

    Hi there! Watch out for the falls up there...I hear the drop is a doozy!
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    howdy from fl

    Very cool. Been to the base in Groten many times and took the kiddos on the sub at the Intrepid earlier this year. If you are every driving back up north and want to stop in NJ, you are more than welcome to install all kinds of goodies on my boat!
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    What is your favorite mod or improvement on your bow rider?

    Well...looks some some of the mod money will have to go to a tune up now lol. She is hesitating at anything past 3/4 throttle the last couple days. Won't get past 35 or so either. I'm thinking the wires are shot. I took a couple off the top today and they did have a bit of moisture in them. Any...
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    howdy from fl

    Hi and welcome! Good move, especially for a boater!
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    Looking for 4.3 MPI tune up advice

    Had the boat out all day today, and towards the end she didn't seem to be running as strong. No big issues, but just didn't seem to have the oomph or the upper end this evening. Might have just been chop and a a heavier load than normal, but just felt a bit off and was topping out at like 35 or...
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    2008 185 Sport Temp Alarm

    Does the temp rise over 3k when the alarm hits and goes down when you drop speed? If you are sure it isn't the over rev alarm as you disconnected the sensor and it went away, that is tricky. Does it matter on trim position? Stock exhaust? If the prop isn't engaged and you rev does it do that...
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    What is your favorite mod or improvement on your bow rider?

    Which light strips you use?
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    Max RPM on my 190 Sport?

    So tested mine out a bit. In fairly light chop I was wot yesterday at just a touch over 4k and around 45. Now I'm wondering if I'm missing out on another 800 rpm or so, or if the tach isn't accurate. Speed was GPS.
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    What is your favorite mod or improvement on your bow rider?

    Wow... looks AMAZING! Now that you opened a can of worms for me digging for info on you, tell me about what you did. I'm looking to do something like that on the interior, and trying to find a good LED option. I wasn't sure of strips, rounds, etc. Also, did you already have the 4 speaker...
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