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Forums often have unnecessary arguments that come from a member commenting something rude or demeaning to minimize the original posters questions or thread topic. A block feature for the thread author can stop this in its tracks. If members can be limited to what threads they can comment on...

I learned some funny boating superstitions, and am curious what others may exist. What superstitions have you heard? Have you had anything happen to you?? The first time I had guests on my boat leaving the launch I had issues with the power steering being stiff. Popped the hood and found that...

Hello All! I have a Sea Ray 175 (18ft bow rider) with Mercruiser 3.0lx with Alpha one gen 2 drive and a 14.25 x 21p 3 blade aluminum prop. I was out on Lake Pontchartrain yesterday and in the chop I found it hard to keep the bow down. In my almost zero experience I have trimmed up slightly in...

I have been slowly getting into boating and some people have warned me that the seat cushions could blow out of the boat while it's on the trailer going down the road. I was told to put them in my truck while traveling. It takes up a lot of room in my Jeep and is kind of a hassle on me too. I...

I am boating in Louisiana where fisherman are everywhere, sometimes terrible places like: blind corners, or the middle of river/channel. There are not many places to water ski around here and sharing the waters seems difficult. So, how would you pass a fisherman when someone is UP skiing...

I know I can get it from the dealer, but I am just looking for about a foot for the transom to the stern drive. I am not ready to change the hose on the engine side. Does anyone know where to buy it by the foot? I read about fuel lines and hydraulic hose and am confused what to buy. I know...

I am looking at buying this prop listed, "new" and just thought this may be a new, but bad prop. What do you guys and gals think? Should I buy and paint or is the paint hiding corrosion? I am a totally new to boating. Thanks! They are selling for $25 no hub

I just bought a 1997 Sea Ray 175 3.0 merc Alpha One. I was just feeling how soft the water hoses were by squeezing them and the elbow at the pump crunched. I took it off and found this: Should I pull the manifold and other cooling parts clean or replace? Is this the manifold flaking...

I just bought a 97 175 5 series and some of the gauges do not work. I can not find any links to fix this. Oil pressure and up/down gauges do not work. The tachometer works, but can reads high intermittently. Speedometer seems to be a few mph short of my cellphone GPS. I am guessing I have a...

Hi, I am 38 and brand new to boating. I have been on the water on a few boats, but this is my first to own. On the water it performs as it should. The RPM gauge is sporadic. Seems to work, but also seems to be high sometimes. Outboard up and down gauge and Oil pressure gauge do not work. Some...