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I have a 1991 sea-ray 22.5 footer. Mine is kept on the trailer all the time. One guy told me the reason my center rollers were worn out is because most boats don't rest on them. my front roller is only a year old. my boat is sitting on all the rollers. I raised up my bunks and now my bunk...

i have a 91 454 mercruiser with a bravo one drive. :huh: 1) I recently had my inlet raw sea water pump freeze up with one person said was gasketish material in the pump. it was about 1/4 inch clump of gasket like material with fibers. is there anything with a gasket from the intake on...

Ok thanks everyone. I figured these would be the answer but I wanted to save some money and it seems to be a bad idea. Thanks for the headache being saved on this issue. I am always amazed at the quick responses here. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have a 1991 sea Ray 22.5 foot 454 engine. I know it weights around 6,500 with trailer. Do I need that much towing capacitity to pull the boat out of the water and only 4 level blocks to its storage?? I don't plan on towing it other than that. I have a full size truck for that but would...

lazy daze Thanks for the help.

i need to clean up around my hydraulics and other surfaces. i have used bilge cleaner but it is not aggressive enough for the grease. I have a bunch of leaves and tree debris in my boat from the PO that replaced the floor and left the boat open to the trees in fall. I have a couple surfaces...

I have a 1991 bow rider with i assume is a sea ray installed depth finder (looks like a 3 inch hockey puck just in front of the motor) and the cable has been chewed in half. it looks like coaxial cable. can it be spliced or would i have to install a new sensor and if new sensor how can i...

I have a 1991 sea ray bow rider with a 454 carb and the filter is covering in solid gunk. it looks like the oil breathers from the valve covers are just spraying oil on to the filter. the PO i guess never checked this and i don't know how long it has been building up. it is bad enough it...

I have a 1991 sea ray bow rider and i have the manual for the engine and out drive. I was wanting to find one more geared to the boat and the accessories. I am very mechanical on cars but not boats. I need help with my bilge pump and speedometer. I know i have a few cut wires but it is hard...

I have a 91 sea ray with a bravo one. It stayed out of the water at the previous owners house and one wire on both limiter switch have been chewed in two. The manuals all talk that these run 12 volts to the pump for the trim. Can i just reconnect these wires because this is just a on off...

Yes my Tank is dead center.

I have a new to me 1991 sea ray 22.5ft bow rider, that is on a trailer most of the time. I was wondering if there is a good source of information on owning and maintaining my boat in salt water. I have no clue what to do and not to do. Also, who i should talk to about my trailer not...