Recent content by ilya111

Hello everybody. Did anybody replace their stock battery with AGM? I was looking for information on what battery is better and it sounds like AGM is it, but one article mentioned that it might need a new alternator. Will it work without additional modificàtions? Thanks in advance!

Emailed MarineMax a couple of days ago and they replied that they do not have anything like this in stock. Will keep trying... Please post if you have gotten these recently as most posts are going back 3-4 years. Thanks

Sam, Did you ever complete your project? I would love to see some pictures? To reply to other posts, the bow shape is the same but the seat arrangement is different. My 2007 only has two seats and I saw later models with a third seat in the middle. It might be removable though. Cheers.

Amen to that!!!:smt038:smt038:smt038

jo-e90, I went with the 185 because it is easier to fit into the garage - have not had anybody complaint that I should be taking them out in a 195 :grin::grin::grin:

Hi everyone, Ever since I bought my boat I have been having an issue with the depth gauge. When on the hook, it will be accurate up to 5-6 feet and in deeper waters it shows less depth than there (in 20 ft I am showing around 7-8). When going above 30 mph, the gauge blanks out. I read one...

Mine was mounted by the dealer and it is even lower than you show in your picture. If I had a choice I would drill where you are showing, as the whole is submerged when we are hanging out on the platform.

Thanks to all that replied - I will check out the link provided shortly. I mostly go to Prior Lake, but love to get out on St Croix ones in a while - both are really beautiful places!!! I have been meaning to go to Minnetonka, but heard that that the wait to drop the boat in the water is just...

Hello everybody, I have owned a 185 sport with a smaller 3.0 L engine for a couple of years now and am looking to share experiences with other owners of an exact same boat. My current hot topics are listed below, but I am open for a discussion on anything (boat related of course :smt001). -...