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Searay 230BR Bravo III - boats been running great. Just had it bottom painted (related?) and first afternoon of tubing after the bottom paint (30 min into the event) started hearing a metalic clanking. Sounds like what I would say was a very load valve slap but it does not happen in neutral...

Anybody out there know of some good shrimping spots in Marine area 11 (Vashon Island area)? I've been crabbing for years and am going to try shrimping this year. I live on the water in Gig Harbor so rather than fight the lines at boat launches on the Hood Canal I would rather stay local. If you...

Looking for a to enclose the stock bimini (front and sides) on my 2001 230BR. There are snaps already on it so I know the pieces must be out there somewhere. Any ideas?

I am in the process of upgrading my sound system on my 230BR. Stock as follows Head unit: Clarion XMD1 Cockpit speakers (4): Clarion CM1622 Tower Speakers (2): Phoenix Gold Zr6.5 Amp: Clarion APA2104 (90W - 2 channel) Way underpowered - added so far (for ~$350 with some eshopping) -JL...

Got a 2001 230BR with 5.7 merc, BIII. WOT is 4800RPM - what do people recommend for a high speed cruising RPM (30-45 minutes at a time)? I've been using ~80% but wanted to hear other opinions

My 01 230BR needs new upholstery on the sun deck. Have any of you undertaken this and know an approx price?

For any of you non overnight capable boats, We live in Gig Harbor and for the last several years my family and I have been enjoying day trips to Cutt's Island, Home, Longbranch, and Blake Island. My wife is getting a little tired of the same trips so I am looking for suggestions. We have an...

I am refinishing a BIII with some corrosion. 2 questions: 1- I have sanded through the paint and then some but still have some pits. Should I keep sanding or use a dremel to try to get the rest? 2- If I do the later should I use bondo to create a smoother finish before painting?

After much research on this and other sites, I am about to deal with the corrosion on my B-III. After, stripping , sanding, alodine and alumiprep, I will be painting with epoxy polyurethane but then the question is what type of antifouling (boat will be in Puget Sound for several months at a...

I am in need of some replacement upholstery for the above boat - it is cream / tan in color. Anyone have any ideas?

I recently purchased a 2001 Searay 230 BR that has spent it's life in fresh water. We are running it in salt and before it hit our water I installed a San Juan full engine cooling system. The instructions say to use fresh water as the coolant but I have seen many people say they use...

My insurance guys needs the serial number off my 2001 230BR 5.7L. I took a quick look but didn't see it. Anyone know where it is located?

Though I have been boating for many years, I do not have much marine maintenance knowledge so please comment / correct / expand on any items below. I am about to repaint my mildly corroded B3 outdrive. I have spent several days reading posts about the process but did not find a concise overview...

All right this is a very serious issue. We live on the water in the Puget Sound and my boat is kept on a buoy. I just upgraded to a 230BR with wakeboard tower and seagull crap was an issue before (previous boat w/o tower) but I am worried it is going to be even worse now that they have a "perch"...

I finally stepped up from Seaswirl 190SWL (which was a great boat for our purposes) to a new-to-me 2001 Seary 230BR signature w/ 5.7 MPI - BIII. This has been a fresh water boat and I am waiting for my fresh water exchanger to arrive before I christen it to the salt waters of Puget Sound. Any...