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Can anyone offer up a recommendation for a good vinyl repair shop, preferably on the south shore of LI? Seam let go on bench seat back. Also entertaining doing some other vinyl.

Time to replace my engine hatch actuator on my 280SS. I know the retracted and fully extended sizes but what I don't know is the force I should get to adequately handle the weight of the hatch. single lift, figuring the hatch weighs about 100lbs (guessing but I can lift it myself and it's...

Hate to ask on the heels of all that has happened but I'm supposed to be flying down to Hilton Head next Sunday (9/23) and planned on taking a day or two trip up to Charleston/Summerville. With the expansiveness of the storm and all of the flooding should I reconsider?

Looking to retire in a few years and collectively we decided to relocate to SC when the time comes. We enjoy coastal living and are looking for an area to move to that is similar to the south shore of Long Island with protected bays and coves and plenty of restaurants on the water to visit...

Moved thread here - more appropriate While the boat is still on the ground I'm going to try and solve a water leak issue that arose at the end of last season. In a nutshell, when I get the boat on plane and change the angle of the bow to a more upper position, water rushes back and down the...

moved to general repairs

Need to change the exhaust systems on my twin 5.7 with the old wet type exhaust. Turns out a dry joint conversion is cost prohibitive so I'm going OEM old style. A few places I called suggested I just use the E-coated versus the more expensive ceramic coated ones because they are all 5 year...

I have twin 5.7s wet style Manifold & risers with 6" extensions that are nearing end of life. I'd love to convert to dry joint but the price of an OEM dry joint setup is almost double the cost of OEM wet. Since the dry joint design is so much better, I was considering doing an HGE dry joint...

Been having issues with my port drive lately, where it sometimes will not shift into gear after a run. Cold shifting is no problem. Just changed out the drive oil (Mercury Hi performance) so it should not be an oil issue and since it shifts without a problem when cold, it doesn't appear to be...

I know this is a Sea Ray forum but sometimes when you come across something truly special you have to take note. I was fortunate enough to be given a tour of someones brand new Ovation Yacht over the week-end. Never heard of the brand before so I was intrigued, but it turns out it is a very...

Anyone have an opinion on using OEM Merc parts versus Mallory or Sierra. Fuel filters, distributor caps & rotors etc are almost half the price versus Merc & quicksilver. In the past I always went Merc but wondering if I'm wasting money.

Someone on another forum mentioned that Sea Ray shared hulls on a few models (early 2000 260 DA was one) with Bayliner. I knew that Bayliner and Maxxum shared hulls and components but was not aware that Sea Ray ever has. Anyone know for sure?