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Hi All, So I had my boat out today for a couple hours and was running great at normal RPM's. On the way back into port we hit the no wake zone so I took her down to 5 knots and noticed that the engine was sounding "rough" and she had a noticeable vibration. When I got to my slip and put her...

Hi All, Well it was never a question of if, but when and my when was today. Thanks to a GPS that was off by about twenty yards and a negative tide I ran aground on some rocks in the Puget Sound this morning. Thankfully I didn't mess up my hull but I did mangle my prop and skeg on my...

Thanks Tom, I'll head down to West Marine and pick one up today. What part number do you recommend for the switch replacement? Derek

Tom, I ran down to the dock today and worked my way through the troubleshooting. I took the switch out of the helm and manually applied both the blue and red wire to 12v power and while the pump turned on there was no action from the port valve. Using the green cable you could hear the action...

Hi Tom, Thanks for the troubleshooting advice, I'll be heading down to my boat in the next couple of days to run through the diagnosis. As far as I can tell the system is original which would put it at 19 years old. One thing of note at the helm control is the switch for operating the port...

Hello All, Last season towards the end of the season my port trim tab stopped working and being a relative newbie to boat repair I held off on fixing it myself since it would be at the mechanics in a few weeks for winterizing and I'd have him look at it then. Well he told me it was low on...

Great Lakes is a great resource for canvas. I have a 25' Express Cruiser and just replaced all of the 16 year old canvas on the boat. Bimini top, driver side curtains, aft side curtains, camper top, back camper window, and two boots for a little over $1,300. This was with 20% off which might...

Hey All, I have a 1994 250 Express Cruiser and just recently my fresh water pump for my sink/shower decided it doesn't want to work anymore. When I first bought the boat a few months back it wasn't working so I had the mechanic check it out in the shop and he said it was a faulty switch on my...

Hello All, I just purchased my first boat a couple months ago and have a question about my batteries on my 1994 250 Express Cruiser. She has two batteries and I have the 1/2/All switch next to my engine. When I'm charging at the dock, underway, and starting her up I have it set to "All" and...

Yeah I took the unit all the way out. Thankfully it was really easy to get to in my boat, its located under the large bench across from the helm. Since its pretty far away from the engine I had a hard time determining exactly what hoses ran from the engine to the water heater. For the time...

That's exactly what I was wondering. I didn't know if it was fresh water from my closed cooling system passing through the heat exchanger or the salt water the boat intakes through the engine while underway. Thanks.

Thanks for the heads up. I went and purchased the hose and clamps on lunch, I'll be heading down this afternoon to take a stab at it.

Thanks for the tips guys. I'll go down to the boat this afternoon and try to figure out where the water is coming off the engine at and just loop that back into itself. Hopefully its not too difficult to figure out where its coming out and back in at. Just out of curiousity, is the water...

Hello All, I recently splashed my 1994 250 Express Cruiser and fired up my fresh water system for the first time. Cold water was pumping out just fine, but then I heard some water leaking out of the compartment under my bench where the Atwood 6 gallon water heater is located. When I peered...

Hey Jason, I'm a first time boat owner myself. I went with Boat US Insurance and they blew Allstate and other conventional insurers out of the water. They beat Allstate alone by 40% and their deductable was $750 less to boot! Below is a link to the insurance side of Boats US, you have to...

Oops, sorry for the confusion. I meant it was built 1994, mine is only 25'. I'd be worried for all the boaters around me if I was behind the helm of a 94 footer. ;) I'll try to get some pic's up tonight. - Derek

Hello All, Just wanted to poke my head in and say hi. I just purchased my first boat and came here looking for some tips and tricks from more experienced boaters. Looks like a great place for info, can't wait to dig around a bit deeper. Just got my boat moored in Olympia, WA; can't wait to get...