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Mine are above the rail and very far forward. Too far forward, IMO, but they were like that when I bought it and the authorities haven't said anything about it yet.

I believe the recommended RPM range is between 4400-4800 at WOT (wide open throttle) during normal operating conditions. At least that's what I read when I was looking for a new prop.

gruz1, I've got a 97 185. I was testing out a used, lower pitched prop to see if i liked it and my boat started acting similarly. I could idle around all day long but as soon as I throttled down to try and plane the revs would go through the roof and the boat wouldn't go anywhere. It turns out...

Mine is the same way so I use a pair of jack stands with another 2x6 laid across them. First, I jack the trailer all the way up, then raise the jack stands up until they are just below the tongue, then lower the tongue and let it rest on the jack stands. Then raise the trailer jack up until i...

I had a similar problem. I have a full cover (no snap-ons) that has lost its waterproofing (if it ever really was) over the years. Water would pool in the center and soak through the canvas and couldn't drain out the back because I was parked on an incline. To solve the problem used a...

Hello All! Name is Eric and I'm from Dallas, TX. The wife and I bought a 1997 Sea Ray 185 Br about a month ago. We do most of our boating on Lake Lewisville and Ray Roberts here in north Texas. I've been monitoring this forum pretty regularly for about two months now and figured its about...

I just took the original cassette deck out of my 1997 185BR. Mine was the old school style with two holes on each side for the knobs and a small square cut in between them for the "face". If I remember correctly then I had to remove these things in this order. 1. Volume/tuning knobs 2...