where Can I find a time line and descriptoin of Sea Ray boats? I have a 25ft 1981 255 Amberjack... i need a trailer in the worst way... in searching for a trailer I found A 26.5 sea ray sorrento with trailer and a bad motor 454 merc. guy is willing to take 2500.00 sooo.... he is telling me he...
I have been out of the country and now I am am home trying to get ready for the 4th. My engine will not start :( My brother and I ran the boat over to get gass yesterday to beat the crowd and after I shut if off it would not come back on.
It's the lead engine (with power steering and alt)...
The boat yard I had delt with to get most of my work done to get my boat in the water told me about someone who had a boat in storage. A 27" bayliner on an aluminim trailer. the Bayliner's engine is shout but out drive and electronics are good. He told me this because he knew I was looking for a...
I have 2 merc 485 I/O on my AJ 255
where could I find specs on it so see about how fast it should run at what RPM? I was testing it out a bit last night and I just want to know if it is where it should be or if I need to mess with the trim a bit. It's not essential just after reading other...
I am thinking about heading to Shackleford Island for fathersday. Going online and looking at it on a map it looks to be 40 nauticle miles... if i did it correctly. How do I figure out how much gas I will use or need for a round trip? i know it depends on cargo and people and all that but is...
here is how launching the boat went and the day's after that http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/52268-Odd-question-and-update-on-first-few-outings
I will attempt a few pics here... Be affraid
Well let me start off with the outings... last Sat. I launched the boat... ugh... we got it out and everything seemed to be going great. No issues puttering around close to the dock cheching for leaks and water in the bellows. All clear so we head to the channel and begin the short journey to...
I launched the boat yesterday and I feel just frustrated... I have put almost 3 grand into just getting it in the water and we get in the chanel and get ready to open her up... one of the engines falls on its face. The boat guy I was with thinks it is the fual pump because it idled fine. I asked...
tomorrow I launch my boat for the first time... I have a full evening so I am not sure how much i will be able to be out on it... but if there is anyone in the New Bern are or close enough there abouts I will be on it on Sunday most of the day :)
I am launching my boat on Sat. and I have yet to find an insurance company. My local group who I use for everything else has a policy but even the broker told me I would be better off going with a group that deals mainly in marine insurance.
So... can anyone shoot me some ideas? I would love a...
we are launching the boat finally on sat... weather is supposed to be nice... the boat is finally ready. so much had to be done, and the weather has been so crapy. but it is finished... they are putting in 3 new gages this week and we are going to launch it and he is going to go over everything...
I know this is probably next to impossable to answer but maybe just a general idea will be helpfull.
On friday we are putting my boat in the water finally... this has been just as many of you told me it would be a long and duanting path.
After haveing the outdrives and the bottom painted...
this may have been posted before at some time but it was my first time seeing it...
and seeing as I am launching my boat for the first time next weekend I really hope my luck is better than theirs... lol
http://www.bitoffun.com/video_vault/boat-launch-fun.htm
my boat is a 25.5 " 255 ambejack with 2 485 merc I/O my boat is in the boatyard now getting ready to put it's hull in NC waters for the first time. the bottom paint is crud... and the out drives need a good sanding and paint as well... so tell me what is a fair estimate to have this done? or to...
This is the Depth/fishfinder and the gps/plotter that my father had on the boat...
Garmin GPSmap 178C Sounder and a Humminbird fishfinder 565
Are these ok units to work with? Any suggestions or tips when I go to start using them? anyone know of any quarks that these might have? just any...
So first thing in the morning here I am talking about wood... why do i find humor in that. It must be the teenager I still have traped in this body.
well never mind because no matter how small I make the picture even as low as 200x100 pix... it still says it is way to big...
sooo in this...
The boat is getting delivered today… getting it here was a head ache but it is finally here. I will go in about an hour to see it and watch them un load it. I’m excited/nervous all at the same time. I will defiantly post pictures as soon as I am able. :smt038
Ok can anyone help me out... I get my first real boat next week... I do have someone to take me out and give me a (forgive the pun) crash course. The boat is not huge it's a 25.5ft sea ray amberjack 255 with 2 185 inboard mercs.
I am trying to ready myself for this new member of my family... I...