Recent content by Walz

I just traded up to v-drives from sterndrives and I will never go back! As was said above, the maneuverability is amazing. I do find that steering with v-drives, even on plane, is not as responsive as with sterndrives. You have to anticipate your steering. I describe the difference as a...

I just traded a 98 290 with those engines and drives for a 310. It was not the fastest to get on plane, but once up ran at a good speed. Had to use trim tabs in most cases. Very economical on fuel!

The Lowrance VHF LVR-880 is NMEA 2000 compatible. Problem is, when connected to a GPS source (chartplotter, GPS antenna) on NMEA 2K, the radio drops off the network after about 15 minutes. If you turn the radio off/on, the GPS data is back, but again is lost. I called Lowrance about this and the...

BA Biology, Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) MA Human Sciences, Hood College Graduate School PhD Agricultural and Extension Education, University of Maryland College Park

Did you find how to access the starboard wiper motor?

Now I can attest that everything everyone said about maneuvering twin inboards is true! What a difference backing into the slip!!!

Todd Whitman at Knot10 in the Kent Island office.

Signed the paperwork today for a 1999 310 DA inboard! Traded by 1998 290 as part of the deal. Goodbye outdrives and hello inboards, generator, and more headroom. The boat has been kept in a covered slip so it is in great condition. Of course now I have V8's and two fuel tanks instead of my gas...

I have a 98 290 and overall I'm pleased with the boat. I do have the 4.3L V6 engines but since I changed to 4 bladed props have not had a problem getting on plane. I would not get the single engine version of this boat. If I had it to do over again, I would have gotten a 310 with inboards. Much...

Finished installing Lowrance Broadband Radar to replace old Raytheon R10 CRT unit. Also installed electronic compass so I can overlay radar over chart on my HDS-7 display. Install of new unit was very easy as I was able to pull new wire to dome as I pulled out the old wire. Of course Sea Ray has...

I needed one for my 290 and found it on eBay. Search under actuator, not in boat parts.

. The Navy is considering offering us Navy ROTC, so a group of faculty leaders were selected for the embark. We did take one administrator along in case we needed someone to go first if anything looked dangerous! :) And someone commented on my "military boots." I'm a member of a National...

When I bought my boat (used) from the broker, they told me that they replaced the starboard lower unit because of heavy corrosion. I have since discovered that the replacement was an SEI unit. I have never had any trouble with that drive and didn't know to do the 10 hour break-in. However, that...

Just an over night stay.

No Honda generators, but they do tie down jet engines to the fantail for live testing. For a split second while steering I got the urge to call "Hard a-lee!" and give the wheel a spin, but I didn't think the captain would like my spilling half the air wing over the side! And being the admiral...