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saw the pics and it's beautiful, but. why a 33 foot bowrider? i have a 330 so i know how big the hull is. what am i missing? would be a great tender for a 60m yacht tho! ron

Re: Repair shop blew engine on sea trial after "fixing it" w are you the original owner? do you do all your own fueling? we've heard of gas in the rod holders so putting some fuel in the oil fill (if exposed) may not be out of the question. i've been told that to properly clean out an oil...

i don't think you'll have any problem with headroom, but if you feel the 360 is tight at the helm you are not going to gain in the 330. personally, for the amount of seating available, the tradeoff of squeezing a little works for me. you're gonna have to look at different makes with...

you can download all user data to an sd and save it in homeport (or just leave it on the sd or copy to pc as files). you should be doing this on a regular basis anyway. as for the fix, you could try to rig a "clamp" type setup to hold the plug into the mfd. off the top of my head; a couple...

if it is the factory system, it runs off of your fresh water tank. you just need to have water in the tank and the pump switched on. there is a small round thumb valve in the helm area to allow water to flow to the nozzles. if it is homemade, could be anywhere. good luck, ron

it's gonna cost you either way. you might want to check with taylor directly since i would doubt gw has "spares". if that cost seems prohibitive, a local glass shop should be able to handle the fix. good luck, ron. ps: imho, that vent design is one of the worst i've seen. for a couple...

check all the grounds. also don't rule out a bad antenna. do you have the puck mounted up on the bow? if something dropped on it, it may be susceptible to any emf that the thruster throws off. just a thought. ron

just a heads up. the "clunk" is reduced via the SDS (shift dampener system) which is part of the prop, not the engine. if you want to look into it, go to the yamaha site. i would not ask more technical questions of the dealers that told you fly by wire has anything to do with torque being...

yes, you don't get all the old oil out. i was using a vacuum pump and still didn't get everything. the "flush" is probably not such a bad thing. i was thinking of doing something like that next change. ron

i can't remember exactly where the markings are. the upper one closer to the cap plug is the max; lower one close to the end of the stick is the min. you have to push the stick all the way back in to take a reading; don't just lay it in. ron

as noted, the 250b is well tested. not to say the new ones aren't great, but a few of us here are still dealing with some initial bugs in the f350's. no matter what you decide, recommend you get the YES thrown into the deal and all issues should surface by the end of 6 years. good luck, ron...

those two lines (as with any dipstick) are the "max" and the "min". stay between them. staying a little lower than max allows for expansion when running. good luck, ron

i had twin f200's. more than enough power, but i can't speak for a single 225. i also can't imagine close quarter handling of that big, wide, heavy boat (in less than optimal conditions) with a single. good luck, ron

up to you, but GE silicone II (almond) is recommended. the actual oem is GE series 1600 (or 1700) but gw said the retail version will do just fine. ron

my '09 is a marinaire turbo vector unit factory installed. don't know what model they were using then, probably still dometic, but you can contact gw. if it wasn't factory installed, you would have to check it out on site. good luck, ron

good for you! with the additional info, i think we'd all be betting that the transom crack has structural implications. keep looking. i'm sure a well maintained boat is out there for you. good luck, ron ps: can you get me the name of the auto shop; i need some masonry work done and i'm...

a rough looking 2007 should tell you something. if you go forward, i would strongly suggest making any deal contingent on a very thorough professional survey (not someone that hung a shingle). all i can say is when i traded my '02 232 in for my '09 330, it was in pristine condition. and that...

what does your mpg run at? can't tell from the posts. if you are not getting close to jim's (alfa), then something is off. is your bottom clean? i had a minor amount of barnacles once and it destroyed economy. what about the props? have you had them scanned lately? also, will the...

i have an '09 with f350's. full fuel and water and a few people. i run a solid 1 mpg from about 19 to around 35 mph. this is almost spot on with the yamaha performance numbers. i'm using the new 4 blade props, which nick top end by about 5 mph (i don't care) and fuel economy by 0.1 mpg (that...

email perko and they will tell you the part number (or it may be on their site). i had to get one for a diesel fill and they were very helpful. WM carries them, just need the number. as stated, replace it if you want to keep water out, very important. good luck, ron