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Finally pulled the trigger on a new (to me) boat. It's not a Sea Ray, but at least I've managed to stay in the Brunswick family. Just bought a '99 Boston Whaler 180 Ventura. Nice little dual console. Pretty much the same layout as the old 176BR, but bigger and much more ocean and fish...

A prospective buyer is planning to have my boat surveyed sometime soon. In years past, the leftover gas from last year always seems to burn a little rough despite using stabilizer in the fall. My 3.0L is carbureted. The typical “rough” behavior occurs when I throttle up quickly. The motor...

Well, it looks like I sold my boat yesterday, pending survey and sea trial. As some of you know, I’ve been looking for a more fish-friendly boat for quite some time. With a little extra cash in my pocket, I can do some real shopping now. My boat was on the market for 16 days and I have an...

Can any of you Cape Cod guys recommend a good marine surveyor for the Mid Cape area? (Osterville, specifically.) I'm looking for a general surveyor for sure, and maybe an outboard (Yamaha) specialist as well. Thanks in advance for any helpful hints.

Two-foot-its was in remission for a while, but it has reared its ugly head once again. As I move up a couple feet, I’m thinking about getting into a more fish & saltwater friendly boat. I’m not willing to keep my current boat in brackish water, but trailering is really quite simple for me...

As I was raising the outdrive to take my boat for her first splash of the season yesterday :cool: , one of the brass hydraulic-compression nuts which connect the trim hoses to the trim pump failed :smt009 . Trim fluid everywhere. I guess that’s why we have a bilge. By some miracle, my local...

Has anyone installed (or thought about installing) a water separator on a 3.0L? I believe there’s only an inline paper fuel filter with the traditional setup. With all the ethanol talk these days, I’m wondering if a water separator would be a good investment. I think we’re only talking...

Sort of a carryover from another thread. Does anyone know anything about the performance of the TKS carbs? Good? Bad? Indifferent? Do they work as advertised? Any comments would be much appreciated.

Well, hello! Looks like the whole gang is here! Nice to see so many familiar names and some new ones, too. Took me a while to find Club Sea Ray. Special thanks to Todd for showing me the way. I’m an ex-SRO guy with a 2003 176BR 3.0L. I boat primarily on the North Shore in MA...