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Yea I’m not too worried about it. They were quick and great to work with and I’ve never heard anything bad about their work

I had Shumway Marina do it. And to be honest I dont know how good or not good of a job they did, since it was already back in the water when I went to pick it up. But the price was right, so hopefully they did a good job

I ended up getting it repaired by the marina, $700 for the pullout, cleaning, repair and it was done in 5 hours and I was back on the water for sunset. Easy decision

Actually is is Stagger for Stagger Lee which is a grateful dead song I live

I am going to have the shop look at it tomorrow and at least quote it out, and depending on what the total bill will look like I will make my decision to get it repaired or do it myself

Thanks for the responses everyone!

First any kind of boat

That would have been a good idea, but it’s not on the trailer anymore, I just pulled it to check it. And because of where it sits on the trailer and where the damage is, I would need to get it on jackstands to properly repair it. I pulled it out today with an suv that doesn’t have the capacity...

As the title says I have some gelcoat damage, and I’m wondering if I need to get a shop to repair it immediately, or if I can wait until the end of the season which is October here and repair it myself. I’m a relatively new boat owner, and know gelcoat damage isn’t good, but just not sure how...

Thank you, I think it’s more than that but I will check for sure

I have a 2003 260DA and at low speeds theres a lot of play in the steering. Going through the no wake channel near where I dock can be quite the challenge when it is crowded. I would like to correct this problem. From what ive read the most likely culprits are the gimbal ring or the steering...

I have a 2003 260DA and im trying to install some new speakers on and in the arch. im also installing a couple of subs and amps. Is there a wire path from the bilge to the stereo area in the cuddy? I may mount the amps in the bilge, but I cannot figure out a path. Thanks

I actually didnt turn the engine over before I pulled them, bc I didnt want the boat to start and the combustion to dry the water if there was any. I suppose I could pull the wires and then crank the engine a couple of times and then pull the plugs. Impeller was all there, it actually looked...

Yea I had a couple people suggest I do that, and tell me that the gauges are notoriously inaccurate

Update #3: Ran the boat a couple of days ago (Wednesday) for a few hours and it seemed good. It sat for the last two days and today (Saturday) I pulled the plugs again, and they were bone dry! Im not sure if im out of the woods yet, but I feel much better about where i am at. Couldn't take it...

Thank you, i appreciate the process on how to test all those things, and I will do so. Great information!

I changed the oil again today, and put a new serpentine belt on. The squeal is gone. Temp is still around 170, I will check to see if there is any debris anywhere tomorrow, and if not replace the thermostat. I def want to take out the risers and check them out, and replace the gaskets or the...

I dont know that the manifolds are bad, that was just mentioned in this thread as something to check out. My mechanic thinks the water came in through the risers when the boat overheated, he said he has seen it happen several times before. It was overheating for 15-20 mins because it was in a...

It was never in Salt water, the duration of its life before me was lake Champlain in NY.

Thank You!