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Just replaced my fuel water filter and wanted to run it to make sure it was good for this week. I put the ear muff cups over the intake as always. I got the same result as water pressure as I always get. Water comes out of all the holes in the lower unit but does not come out of the pee hole. I...
I just bought my first boat. I'm wondering a bit about speeds. I have a Yamaha f200 on it and at around 5500 rpm I only go about 28 mph. Is this normal? I saw and grady white's website that my boat (new) with a 200 will go about 42 mph.
That speed was recorded using navionics gps speed.
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Just purchased a boat. It has a painted on water line from the previous owner. From what I can tell the paint is on top of the gel coat. It hasn't been repainted in a couple years and I'd rather just remove it than repaint it. How should I go about this? I was thinking I could use some ultra...
A shop recently recommended that I put oil in my fuel. I have a 2005 Yamaha F200. It was a very diluted ratio and they said its to keep some of the inner workings of the engine lubed. Anyone else do this?
The engine has 255 hours on it.
I want to get some eva material for my boat. But spending $2000+/- on flooring on a $7500 hull doesn't make much sense to me. Does anyone have any experience with a certain one? There are plenty listed on amazon.
Looking for the right boat to buy over the next couple of months. I've come to really like the Grady-White Adventure and Overnighters. I think they're the same boat with a different name based on the year they were made. Does anyone have any suggestions on similar boat styles made by another...