Thanks for the reply Sublimetime.
I guess I should have updated the thread.......
I found that the boat WAS loaded too far back on the trailer and the ride in the truck was awful as well. I moved the boat forward on the trailer about a foot and it seemed to do the trick. The tires are not...
THANK YOU to all for your insightful input. . . . . . I'll move her forward this weekend and report back on how we do.
This is my first boat and were 1 year old together next month. I am thoroughly enjoying her - from learning how to take care of her, operate more efficiently and just the...
Well, just checked the TW. As suspected I'm a$$ heavy. (the boat too) When I checked the scale rig against my weight and my son's , I was only off by less than .5%.
The TW came in at 360 lbs, by my calculations it should be around 560 lbs.
Boat Dry wt ~ 4200 lbs
50 gal fuel ~ 300 lbs
10 gal...
I will check the TW. I do feel that it is too light, doesn't squat the truck and sometimes hopps the truck. I can move the winch stand forward about a foot with he ladder in place, as much as 2' with the latter removed. Ill check the TW first.
Thanks LD - I have contacted the dealer, waiting on a call back. The new tires are from a local tire store - too far to go to the dealer (175 mi). Had to change them, didn't feel safe to pull with the old ones
Just got back from the tire store. We checked the level of the trailer - thought the ball might be too high - nope, nice and level. I pull with a 1500 Chevy, and the trailer only "squats" the truck about 1.2 to 2 inches. My tire guy (and fellow boater) took another look and thought that the...
I have a 1 year old Magic Tilt tandem that I pull my 225 WE on. I am having both rear tires replaced as I type. The fronts are in good shape. I understand that the rears are the tires that "scrub" during a turn, but both sides are worn down completely from about 2 inches in from the outboard...
Mark -
I came up with the same interchange. Its a 90" (2285mm) belt with 6 ribs.
Dayco is a 5060900
Napa is a 25-060900
Gates is a K060900
Goodyear is a 4060900
I would verify the part at the store - they have a gauge to measure. If not run a string along the belt route and measure. There...
So it looks like I have the Send and the Ign reversed? Will I damage the tach by switching them around? I believe I shorted out the first one when I removed the panel to service the other gauges. Funny - the tach functions with them reversed.
Thanks Doc!
MTork
I just replaced the tach/hr meter in my 225 WE 5.0L Merc, with the OE replacement from Flounders.
http://www.searay-parts.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=Gauge+Tach+69832
The tach works fine, but the LED hour meter just displays 0.0 hours. I sea tested the boat last weekend and put...