Blurry Lines
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I have been away from boating for a while as my last boat was a victim to the Ex-Wife.:smt089 Last boat ( Victim and first boat )was a restored 1978 14ft Johnsen that I made into a awesome little boat with a 25hp Evinrude from the same era. Good news is that I upgraded to a better Admiral that loves boating so we started shopping for a new boat. We looked at so many different styles and finally fell in love with a 1998 Sea Ray 215 Express Cruiser. The boat has 204 hours which I find tough to believe but she is in good shape so I guess its possible. The boat recently had ceramic risers and manifolds and a full ignition tune up 2 months prior to me purchasing it. The boat has been at the same marina since it was new and has had two owners.
I have been cleaning and fixing small things for the past two weeks and many people at the marina say the honeymoon of being a new boat owner will wear off soon, I really don't believe them:grin:. The marina calls me Captain OCD, I guess I made a name for myself already.
The boat is currently getting all the bellows replaced, shift cable, gimble bearing, tilt trim sensors, impeller and the cooler line replaced. The cooler line was dry rotted so to replace that line it was just easier to service the whole stern drive, that's my logic at least, well at least I know what has been done to the boat. Oh I replaced the horrible horn the boat had, it was embarrassing.
I look forward to being a part of this great forum.
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I have been cleaning and fixing small things for the past two weeks and many people at the marina say the honeymoon of being a new boat owner will wear off soon, I really don't believe them:grin:. The marina calls me Captain OCD, I guess I made a name for myself already.
The boat is currently getting all the bellows replaced, shift cable, gimble bearing, tilt trim sensors, impeller and the cooler line replaced. The cooler line was dry rotted so to replace that line it was just easier to service the whole stern drive, that's my logic at least, well at least I know what has been done to the boat. Oh I replaced the horrible horn the boat had, it was embarrassing.
I look forward to being a part of this great forum.
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