Recent content by pepeborja

Mike, Few questions about Cayo Loco. What was the resolution on the ECM module? Where you able to find a spare? The scarcity of these ECMs is a concern. Have you had water issues inside the cabin? Windlass/Anchor issues? Was a survey performed when you purchased it in 2009? What were...

Mike, thank you for loading the pictures. I appreciate the effort and will look at Cayo Loco very closely. Regards Jose Borja

The tubing deal is an option for a few times per year. Fuel burn from tubing is not a big deal as it would be much cheaper to burn extra fuel than to own an extra boat or PWC for the occasional fun stuff. As long as it is doable then I’m good to go. Tree huggers would disagree on that...

I read somewhere that one process for buying a boat in the off season when a boat is on the hard and winterized is to agree on the selling price and set aside a Sea Trial escrow of say 10% to 20% of the deal. So a $50K boat would probably leave an escrow of $5K~$10K based on the results of the...

I joined the forum last year looking for advice as a first time boater. So far the advice has been spot on and I am glad I came here for it. I bought a Sea Ray Bow Rider 190 with 280Hrs that was well cared for and used it the whole 2014 season. I took boating classes and learned how to launch...

The weather has been bad here in Virginia Beach over the last 2 weeks but we finally got a nice day on Monday to do the Sea Trial. The carb had to be cleaned as it had gunk in it and would not run smooth through the range so the seller approved the shop to get the carb done and get the engine...

My firm $9K Cash offer pending Sea Trial was accepted after a few days of emails on a '98 Sea Ray 190 Bow Rider with 200 hours. Single owner, kept and maintained at the same marina for the last 10 years in a dry covered rack . The maintenance records look good showing regular (Break Out...

Thank you all for the replies and humor. The boat I found has a service history in the same service shop. I do not see anything that screams stay away other than some minor sqwaks (light, pitot) that need attentions and a short exposure to freezing temps noted by the mechanic. I assume a...

Hello, new to boating here. My previous experience boils down to 2 old Jet Skis I got on Ebay for less than $1500 each and a trailer. Kept them for several years and did all the maintenance. myself. I also rented a pontoon boat twice. I am familiar a little bit on what the wheel and throttle...