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Also check that your safety switch up at the helm isn't tripped.

If you have an MPI, check to see if you have a 50amp fuse on the top of the engine. Mine appears to have a red button that trips the fuse. When it's tripped there is a little yellow arm under the fuse that needs to be reset. Otherwise it's most likely the starter fuse. I've tripped both at...

hi- It appears you did install a 19" with an an extension mount on the swivel base. However, you had the old CRT. Mine came with an LCD tv but I have a digital tuner box behind the TV. The digital tuner doesn't work on DC power. Plus i can't seem to channel the channels when lying down. I need...

hi- I need to replace my TV in my 280. It appears the TV thats there doesn't support digital TV. I wanted to get a new TV with a build in digital tv tuner. The installed TV is a 15". What are others replacing they're TV's with and what size? I'd like to install a 19" but I don't know if it...

I finally got around to finishing these up. Here's what they look like.

hi- I got out to the boat last weekend for a test fit.

I'll post an update once I get it finished. I need access to the swim platform to measure the kingboard and see how much I need to overhang with my dinghy. The 280 swim platform isn't really large and I need to leave a little room for access to tie down the dinghy. I'll also need some access for...

hi- I had a buddy weld me up a few pieces of 316 stainless. I'm waiting for the KingBoard to arrive to finish up.

hi- I'm in the process of building some dinghy davits for my 280DA. My boat came with St. Croix shoes bolted to the swim platform but they didn't come with the davits themselves. Someone gave me a set but they don't appear to lift the dinghy out of the water high enough. I decided to start to...

I had a 215 EC a few years ago. Mine came with a Dometic 965 that was able to be pumped out. It didn't have much of a storage tank. installing the hose may be difficult to fish up to the rear gunwale. Installing a Windlass and shore power can be done. You may need to custom anchor rollers on the...

hi- Here's what I ordered. http://www.ebay.com/itm/SeaRay-280-Cover-DECKVENT-PORT-l1473735-or-STBD-1473743-one-piece-pick-side-/161920509962?hash=item25b336e80a:m:ma7yL2zm2Ts_2H8svdTdc4Q&vxp=mtr.

Russo Marine is who ordered my vent covers from Searay. I've seen the boston location get them in in a blue plastic. I don't recall Searay making that color blue. The ones they got me were white but the color didn't match the hull, which pissed me off. When I called Searay they told me that the...

I bought a 280 last year and had the dealer replace my port side vent cover. The color didn't match at all. I was a little upset and thought it needed to be gel coated. I contacted Searay to inquire if the dealer needed to gel-coat them. It turns out that since it's made of plastic you can't...

hi- It could be that the pucks got water in them. On my pervious boat, I recall that the drive would trim sometimes other times not. Once I switched the pucks, all was fine. It's a bad design and Mercury hasn't redesigned them.

hi- I have "http://www.amazon.com/Moeller-Extractor-Reinforced-Extraction-4-Liter/dp/B000MTB83M/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdt_img_top?ie=UTF8". I purchased a hose clear hose from HomeDepot that just slips over the Moeller tube on one end, the other end slips over the dipstick housing. I can extractor my oil...

hi- I have an 2008 280DA with 5.0 MPI. I notice that if I accelerate over 3k to fast I would get tons of noise and need to back off a little to quiet it down. I assume it's cavitation. Last weekend I hit a rock and I'll need to send out the props and skegs to have repaired. Since then, I took...

I took my boat down to townriver. I just looked at Winter Island and noticed that the application forms says no maintenance can be performed while on Winter Island. Is this true?

hi- I'm looking for winter storage location in the boston area where I can do my own work. Where are folks storing their boats?

I have a 2008 280 with twin 5.0's. I haven't tried to run my boat at WOT. I should test it out before I pull it for the season. I run about 3000-3200 RPM's and I'm just about 30MPH. I've had issues trimming the drives due to cavitation. For a while I thought there was something wrong. I'm glad I...

I my 5.0 had 4. One of each riser, and one of each side of the block. However, my buddy's 290 has one on each riser, one on each side of the block, one in the front of the engine and one in the back of the fuel cooler (which is a pain to get to), so his had 6. It may depend on the configuration...