Thanks! Yes - I'm sure its the socket - used a pole that I confirmed to be working (using my cousin's boat) and then looked into the socket - only one pin is visible. "Location" meant exactly what you implied; I'll get a Perko; nearest SR dealer is an hour in the wrong direction (away from the...
I need to replace the pole light base for the anchor light (2006 SR 185Sport), or so the sheriff tells me ;) -- I cannot seem to find a location that will give replacement listings. Any idea of a part that will work?
I did read about the switch - I will try that again, but I've done it once (maybe not enough) and the problem returned quickly (or may not have gone away). The gauge fluctuates wildly, climbing from 3K to 6K or bouncing around between 3000-4500 when the boat is up on plane; the sound of the...
I will likely need to replace the tach on my 185 this winter; it is seriously messed up. My friend suggested just getting a full replacement set of gauges; this sounds like a good idea, but does it matter? Does sea ray use a specific brand of gauges so that I can just replace the tach and have...
Hi -- answer really depends on the type of bottom you anchor in. The lake we boat on is rocky/gravel bottom, so a danforth does not work too well; a bruce anchor is better in our case. The comments already given about chain and rode I'd just echo; our (smaller) boat will do well anchored in a...
My tach is jumpy; it will move from 3K to 4K and back (quickly) with no change in engine sound, or it will jump to 3400 or 4000 when the engine, from experience, is making the sound I know means its down in the 2K range (if I tap hard on the glass, the needle will drop). I assume this means my...
Yep - our 185 holds 24 gallons or somewhere in that range; the manual explicitly states that some number of gallons is "unreachable" or some such language....
Finalizing install of a new Huminbird 650 depth gauge by "gluing" to inside of hull just forward and starboard of engine. What's the preferred approach for this? I've seen silicone, WestMarine 105/205, and other options recommended. What about the MarineTex putty stuff? I gather that keeping...
I just bought a Huminbird 650 to replace my old one, which never worked (bought the boat used). I have not fixed the transducer to the inside of the hull yet; just driving around w. the puck on the bottom of the bilge, testing signal and moving it around (the bilge has as much water in it as...
Tazer:
I have the 2006 version - the right arm rest would definitely be in the way on my boat. As a major source of fires will be the engine, I second the suggestion that while there are many places for a fire-putter-outer, in the engine compartment is not on that list. Mine is in the port...