This is a hard one, because you really would have to compare like models to like models and similar years. For example, Bayliner built some top notch motor yachts in the day and there was a time that Glastron was considered a top of the line runabout.
From the list we have owned SeaRay, Cobalt...
My Lewmar windlass is all chain. I had a rope chain combo with my SeaRay, it was always touch where the chain/rope connection went through. Broke the tension finger (it was a LoFrans) all that BS. The Lewmar with chain works perfectly.
As far as maintenance, my manual just says to give it...
Got mine done yesterday. Stored indoors so not much in the way of oxidation - I did see a trace of black on my pad after the cleaner wax. I have a random orbital buffer and use the Lake Country foam pads. My process is Mequiars 56 Cleaner Wax followed by Mequiars Flagship. Then during the...
This is all good stuff - comparing it to miles in a car or gallons used (I know a lot of diesel engines do this) are all good comparisons. What I think the message to the OP (or anyone looking at an older boat) is that contrary to some popular opinion, 1000hrs on a well maintained engine is...
Like already mentioned, 1000hrs seems to be (and wrongly so) an indication the engines are at the end of their life. Truth is far from that -- assuming they have been maintained. Nothern's 3600hrs is a unicorn, but shows these motors can last with proper care. I personally put 2000hrs on...
Me too, I always end up bleeding while working on things. Father was the same way when he got older. Never anything bad, just bang my hand or arm and there you go.
You could get a pair of arm guards that you see athletes wear.
You're never going to come out good on this one, really only two choices here -- well maybe three:
1. Confront them and flat out ask for money -- you'll look like an ass.
2. In the future don't have them over -- again you'll look like an ass.
3. Smile, enjoy their visit and just overlook the...
My marina opens back up this weekend (closed on weekends Dec-Feb). Not a lot to do, I do have to wax, I did not get anything done on that in the fall. I'm still a wax guy -- boat is in very good shape from indoor storage, so it's one coat of cleaner wax followed by Meguiars Flagship. Then a...
Hey - been watching your YouTube videos. Looks like your leaving Charleston SC today -- and by the way, Beaufort is pronounced:
"Bofirt" in NC
"Bufirt" in SC
I don't know why - it's a southern thing - heck, I grew up in the carolina's and I have relatives that live in Charleston that I can't...
+1 that is a very nice/clean looking engine room. And although it makes for a tight engine room, the 7.4's in that boat make it a beast.
As far as the no start issue, try what others have said above. If that does not work, try spraying some starting fluid into the intake - not a lot, but...
I don’t buy into this, especially when it is stored unopened in a garage for example. Extreme temperatures, high humidity and opened, maybe. Do you think the oil companies have tested 5yr or 10yr old oil? Maybe take an old sample and send off to Blackstone for a test.
I can't speak specifically about the models -- although a friend I cruised with had a 2003 300 and liked it. I had a 2000 290da and also like it. My regret about that boat is that I did not step up to a 310 or 340 at the time so I could get V-Drives. I had other friends at the time that had...
Based on what you are saying, it's pretty likely the bellows have already been replaced. If they were and done correctly, with the way you store your boat, you probably don't need to change them. The small shift cable bellows is almost always the first one to go and start leaking. At that...