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Checking in from Belleview KY here. We put in just downriver from Laugherty (sp?) Island. We usually visit Brookville lake a few times a year, and have flirted with the Bay and the Intercostal in St Pete Fla. If you are on the Ohio down our way, keep an eye out for our dock just upriver from the...

I have a 2005 185 Sport with the 4.3. The only aaddition is a Hydrofoil to keep the bow down. My wife and I and 2 kids (6 and 9) love it. We have used it on the Ohio river, lakes, and the intercoastal in St Pete. We have ventured into Tampa bay (See Anna Maria thread in Southeast section). It...

We will be down again starting this Sunday, June 28th to July 11th. I may try to make it down to the races, I'll keep an eye out for everyone!

Morpheus- I may have to leave that up to the next owner! I talked to the guys at SR Cincinnati on Friday, and may step up to a used 220 sundeck, or possibly a new 240. I keep talking myself into and out of taking the plunge. The time to buy is now, but the fear of where the economy is going...

I'm soooo glad to hear a local hit it! I thought it was my lack of experience, but I recognized it, just didn't act soon enough. I should have continued around to the pass, but.... small boat, NFL guys perishing weeks before, I didn't have much of a choice!!

Sorry I didn't get back to this sooner....trying to get back into the swing of things since vacation ended! We put in the first day and cruised around the Pier area in St Pete. The Grand Prix of St Pete was running that day, so it was very busy on the bay, with boats moving in and out jockeying...

PDA- We will be trailering our 185 to St. Pete in a week (4th to the 11th) If you want to check out our boat while we are down there, let me know. This will be our first time using our own boat in the area, so I will let you know how it goes.

We will be there again the last week of June, and the first week of July (4th of July on Pass a Grille is a blast...literally!) I'm not sure if we will be bringing the boat back, we'll see how it goes this time.

Welcome Aboard! I have an 05 185, and the only issues I have had have been with the trailer. The starboard side bunk rotted out after only 3 years, and the brakes were shuddering. Both easy fixes, the brakes were just an adjustment, and replacing the bunk was easy enough, with a piece of 2x4...

I am a fully certified Bourbon Whiskey taster.... Oh wait I don't get paid for that. Damn! Well I guess that leaves the other thing that takes up my day. I buy, remodel and rent rental property. I didn't take any of my peers advice and get risky loans, or invest in stocks, so I haven't lost...

Philthy Phils is at the end of the Corey Causeway roughly between St Pete Beach and John's Pass (Corey Causeway is listed as the St Pete Beach Causeway on my map....i'm not sure why...i've always heard of it as Corey??). If you are coming up Gulf Blvd from St Pete beach, the road makes a 90...

After this winter, I am ready for A LOT of boating! I can't tell you how ready I am to get out on the water. I plan on putting in on 4th street in St. Pete (a few miles from our house) and puttering around the bay up to the Pier the first day. I know I can dock and eat at the foot of the Pier...

Thanks for all the info. She was just waxed before I put her away, so I'm good there. (Shes stored indoors, too). I never thought about the trailer, it is painted so I will pressure wash that, as well. We know the St. Pete area very well, we've been going there since 1982, so I'm fairly...

Hi all! I'm taking the family (and the boat) to St Pete, Fla for spring break. I have boated on the Ohio river since I was 2, but have limited experience in the Intercoastal and Bay area. We have rented boats in the past down there, but never brought my own. I have scoped out a launch ramp...

Wish- there is a small dock that you can use while you are eating. It is across the street from the restaurant, but I asked the last time I was there and they said it was OK to use. Sitting on the top deck of the place you can watch the sunset and still keep an eye on your boat. Cold beer...

When are you planning on going? We are trailering our boat down to St. Pete for Spring break (April 4th-11th). Maybe we will see you. We like the area around Egmont Key, Ft. Desoto, lunch & a brew at Philthy Phils!

A few years back, I took the family for a long weekend on Brookville lake (Indiana). I drove the motorhome and the wife trailered the boat. We had a great weekend fishing and skiing. On the way home I decided to take advantage of the cheap(!) Indiana gas price as it was 20 cents cheaper than at...

Thanks for the warm welcome. I'm learning a lot already (my speedometer stopped working). I'm not very schooled as far as computers go, so it may take a while for me to get a pic sized and up. BTW wish2fish, I have bought from Hern in Florence (I almost bought a boat from them instead of my...

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Hi all! Great site! I have been a boater on the Ohio River since I was 3 (1974). I have a 2005 Sea Ray 185 Sport (4.3, Alpha 1) which replaced our 1984 Galaxy Executive. The Sea Ray is everything the old Galaxy was not. It is basically stock, the only addition so far is a hydrofoil. My wife and...