Recent content by wahoo33417

I get it. Same thing when I bought my 2007 F250s. Enough other owners on the main forum convinced me that the 2007's were past the corrosion issue. Same may be true with yours - I don't know - but others will. But best to negotiate with best knowledge you can get. As you seem to be doing...

Fluke: First, welcome aboard. I don't know those engines well enough to answer with any confidence. I would post in the General section where many very knowledgeable people will see your question and respond. Personally, I would have thought that the surveyor would have picked up on this. But...

Don't recall my Journey well enough, but on my current Sailfish, there is room just forward of the boarding ladder, on the deck, for the 6" pie plate for access. And it's still a difficult job. But that location means keeping the pie plate o-ring clean and greased. It can take some splashes.

Congrats and welcome aboard. This forum is a great resource. So ask away when you need to and contribute when you can. And pictures of of the new boat - before and after some new parts and some love - are always appreciated. Rob

My brand new, 1995 208 had a persistent list to port. My dealer tried moving both batteries, which had been mounted to port, to the starboard side. That largely cured the problem except when the livewell was full. After that, it was just a matter of getting the trim tab aligned up on the mark...

We had a 1995 208 for ten years. It was powered by a 150 HPDI and that amount of power was fine. Bear in mind that the HPDI was two-stroke. Our only problem in ten years of owning that boat was the horn going out. Then its replacement went out. I stopped replacing them for a more reliable...

If it is appropriate to do such things here. A recent experience with the GPS Store causes me to want to let others know. My experience is that their staff are allowed to use their common sense and do the right thing, regardless of what store policy says. There was no "I have to talk with my...

Our 258 Journey's gauge would, occasionally see 3 mpg. I found the gauge to always be within 10% whenever I took the time to measure actual fuel economy when fueling up. We had a single F300 and, of course we'd see 3 mpg under lightly loaded conditions. But sea state mattered more. A very light...

A&J: Not really answering the question, but my armrests were so bad that none of cleaning solutions described in this thread worked for me. Another user suggested SEM Marine Vinyl Coat spray paint. It has worked reasonably well for me. Rather a pain to remove the arms and carefully tape them up...

The trim that covers most of all of my boat's helm and deck joints is pulling away from the fiberglass, especially in turns. Perhaps it either loses flexibility or simply shrinks as it ages? In all places that I have tried, I can press it back into place. So it seems like there is enough trim...

A point I failed to mention, Honda didn't reach a licensing agreement with Apple or Android until MY 2017. So prior to that, you won't get Apple Car Play. Easy enough fix, There are very many 7"-9" add-on screens on Amazon, Walmart, etc. to provide the car play of your choice. Some will even...

Wish my Sailfish looked that good. Someone's gonna get a good deal on what appears to be a fixable issue. Good luck with the sale.

I see you are in Ohio. Lake Erie, by any chance? I'll try to keep this story short. Lake Erie was about the halfway point for the Great Loop for me. Up until that point, the bilge was bone dry. I checked it about every day. I never saw a calm day in Lake Erie. It was that steep, short period...

Because of the Honda Pilot's independent rear suspension set up, there is a little you can do to compensate for rear-end sag. You can buy aftermarket kits, like those sold here: https://flatoutsuspension.net/1622pilot-grlite/. But then you're changing the ride for everyday driving. But, to my...

Either boat you decide to go with, do yourself a favor and get a professional marine survey done. Then you'll know any potential issues/costs that you can't see like water intrusion in the transom, the dry exhaust issue already mentioned, batteries and charging and, at a minimum, compression of...