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  1. Jimmy Buoy

    Sold the Formula 27PC for...

    A buyer ended up making a fair offer on my Formula so I let'r go. Began the search for my next boat and within three weeks found this...
  2. Jimmy Buoy

    Engine Hydro-locked! What???

    Sharing info on CSR has helped me plenty - time for me to share my experience in hopes that it will help others. Left the marina the other day. Both Merc 4.3 MPI Bravo III's purring well. Ten minutes later running at 3200RPM I hear a SOLID ALARM and the port engine lowers its RPM without me...
  3. Jimmy Buoy

    4.3 MPI Cold Engine Start Issue

    I've been living with this issue since owning the boat for the last year now and would like to nail down the cause. Starting the engines cold (not run for 24hrs or more), both have the same symptom. Turning the ignition key on, the system has one long beep while the fuel pump runs and...
  4. Jimmy Buoy

    Can't believe I've never seen this chase...

    Enjoy!
  5. Jimmy Buoy

    Merc 4.3 MPIs will not get past 100 degrees

    This boat has become a project and a half. It is not consistently idling without stalling once the boat is run for about 10 minutes. At least part of the issue is that the temps don't get over 100 degrees ever and that's verified by an infrared heat gun at the thermostat and the exhaust...
  6. Jimmy Buoy

    4.3 Bravo III suddenly wants to die under 1200RPM.

    Hi All, Quite a day today. Finally got the boat splashed today for the first time this year after doing some heavy repair work on the drives and transom assemblies. Things were going rather well for the first hour or so with the boat running well. Then after a quicker run, I decided to take...
  7. Jimmy Buoy

    Bravo 3 Steering Pin Leak

    Well I knew my new boat was going to be a bit of a project boat, but wasn't expecting this! I first notice that the stb drive had quite a bit of play in steering - enough that backing into a slip was unpredictable. Next was noticing a constant drip, about 1/sec coming from the bottom of the...
  8. Jimmy Buoy

    Why can't I adjust my new Bravo 3 Shift Cable??

    Been through all the history I could find on shifter cable adjustments. Replaced both Stb and Port Lower Cables. Stb went fine using all the proper measurements within 20min. Port will NOT cooperate. I've been trying for three days now and have adjusted it, ran the boat engine with water...
  9. Jimmy Buoy

    Sold the Amberjack - bought a Formula 27PC!

    Well, I finally acted on something that I contemplated for the last number of years. Decided to put the Amberjack up for sale. They said it would sell within a couple of weeks - right I said. Well it was sold in two weeks... This hot market is just too hard to ignore. Mixed feelings...
  10. Jimmy Buoy

    Why is this happening to my gelcoat?

    Looking for suggestions as to what the heck I'm doing wrong in buffing my boat. Using Requires 67 Compound/Polish usually has yielded good results, but this year not at all. As the photo shows, the process is leaving "hologram" type images that are very evident when the light hits the boat -...
  11. Jimmy Buoy

    Loving Summer!

    Southern Lake Huron has never been better for summertime boating!
  12. Jimmy Buoy

    8.1 Mercruiser starting to run hot/steam

    Well, I couldn't deny it any longer. My port exhaust has been consistently showing more steam than the stb. My temp gauges consistently show the port engine about 170 degrees while the stb is 155. Using my IR temp gun on the tops of the risers while cruising, both port risers were 175 while...
  13. Jimmy Buoy

    Great Summer Boating Day!

    On the hook in Lake Huron's fresh water. Slow and easy heading towards the Bluewater Bridge on the St Clair River. My beautiful wife enjoying the sun after a cool dip in the clear waters. Relaxing and taking in the beautiful view...
  14. Jimmy Buoy

    Just another beautiful day on Lake Huron

    Cruising along the Michigan shoreline... Just the two of us enjoying a beautiful afternoon... Love having autopilot for these type of cruises... After a great BBQ dinner, it's time to open'r up and head back past the Port Huron skyline to Sarnia Bay! Thanks Michigan for the great...
  15. Jimmy Buoy

    Photo Test Using Shutterfly

    Attempt Failed... Anyone have ideas for me to use a site like shutterfly to post photos easily? Previously used Photobucket, but we all know what's happening there! Perhaps I'm doing something wrong? Here's what I'm doing that isn't working... Select "Insert Image" in the icon row above...
  16. Jimmy Buoy

    Anyone recognize this bracket???

    :huh: I've had this dingy outboard bracket for years. It's designed to mount to the swim deck which provides a secure out of the way place for cruising. Once the motor is reinstalled on your dingy, the vertical portion of the bracket can easily be removed with one stainless pin and stored...
  17. Jimmy Buoy

    Lake Erie VERY Angry - November photos…

    Awesome photos showing just how wild little lake Erie can be... http://www.theobserver.ca/2015/12/14/after-the-gales-of-november-blew-in-london-photographer-dave-sandford-spent-hours-shooting-pictures-of-lake-erie
  18. Jimmy Buoy

    Engine quits after being pulled back to idle

    The last time I had the boat out we cruised for about 1.5hrs at 3600 RPM back to the marina. Coming to the marina entrance I pulled back to idle and everything was fine until about half way to our dock there was a momentary "beep" and as I glanced at the dash I saw the port tach coming up from...
  19. Jimmy Buoy

    Finally A Beautiful Day!!

    It's been so windy and crappy here so far this season, so when it's a nice day... Went for fuel in St Clair (.25 off/gal Tuesdays) and it's Wing Night at Murphy's Inn. Nice. :smt038
  20. Jimmy Buoy

    What's happened to my Autopilot?? PHOTO

    I noticed late last season that my Raytheon Autopilot ST7001+ unit no longer displayed my heading in big digital numbers on its screen. That being said, it seemed to function just fine. The rudder indicator works - when I press AUTO it continues to keep the set heading (without any numbers)...
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