Kind of hard to tell from the pic but there are actually 4 metal pieces in there from both of the melted flappers.
The boat overheated when the rear freeze plug fell off. As soon as it fell off, the motor sounded like the exhaust was inside of the boat. I immediately throttled back and shut...
A few weeks ago, I managed to overheat my boat and in the process, I managed to melt the exhaust flappers / water shutters. All that was left of the flappers were the small pins that the flappers hinge off of.
After asking around, I was given a lot of advice ranging from "the pieces will...
After removing the elbows as suggested, I was easily able to get the rest of the parts removed. The reason I am doing this is because my boat overheated and I figured that the flappers melted in the process.
Not surprisingly, all that was left of the flappers was the metal bar that the...
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I have a 195 Sport with a 5.0 TKS. I am trying to gain access to the water shutters / flappers, however I cannot get the elbow seperated from the rubber tubes. I can get everyhing really loose, however there is not enough clearance to completely pull them apart.
I suppose I could...
Um... No. The 195 Sport is the hardest boat to work on, especially when you get the V8 option which takes up 99% of available free space. At 6' 3" I absolutely dread having to climb in the hatch to work on the motor. Thankfully I have two small kids for that.
If my kids are not available to...
I dont think trim tabs are going to make a major differance. My last boat was a lot lighter than my Sea Ray and it would wander around quite a bit, even after I added my trim tabs. Once on plane, the tabs did a great job of leveling the boat or adjusting the bow to match the conditions of the...
With a few tips from Merge 360, I finished off the stereo in my 195 Sport this weekend and to be honest, I dont feel the need for a sub. The front speakers are JL 6.5's that I had to cut holes for, and the rear speakers are JL 7.7's which required me to enlarge the stock speaker holes.
I...
I had already drained the oil, so all they did was remove the stock filter and replace it with a new filter that I supplied them with. They also refilled the motor with oil with the oil I supplied them with.
I should also mention that the storage bin walls around the motor were already...
Well, after much struggling and using several tools, I managed to only crush the body of the filter which made a huge mess and left me pretty annoyed. At that point, I decided to take the boat to a certified Merc dealer to let them handle it.
After dropping the boat off, I got a call a few...
I need to change the oil and oil filter on my 5.0 motor. The oil filter is located at the bottom of the motor and is a nightmare to access. On top of that, it was put on by He-Man and will not budge.
Before I apply a lot of pressure on it, which way should i be turning it? I want to make...
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Are you sure about those numbers? I thought most speakers come in 5.25" and 6.5". Furthermore, if you pull up just about any site that has marine speakers, you will notice that most 6.5" speakers require a cut out that is 5" or slightly larger. That is why I was asking if anyone...
I am looking at replacing the stock rear speakers on my 195 Sport and noticed that the stock Panasonic speaker cut out is 5.5 inches in diameter.
The speakers I am looking to install require a 5 1/8 cut out so I was wondering if the stock cut out will be too big for the aftermarket speakers...
I did have the boat trimmed up pretty well while cruising. In regards to the people on board, 3 guys at 185 pounds each and one woman at 130 pounds I would guess (I hope she does not read this post) so around 685 pounds total.
I plan on heading out again next week and will get some additional...
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I just picked up a new 2007 195 Sport with a 220 hp TKS motor in it. The boat has a standard aluminum prop on it, however I failed to get the size off of it.
While out on the Potomac river today, I noticed that with 4 adults on board and a 3/4 tank of gas, the boat would hit about...