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    Ignition Switch Or Starter?

    Yesterday, put key in ignition switch, turned to the "on" position and all guages come on......fine. Turned key further to start engine and sometimes everything goes dead! Turned the key back to the "off" position for a second and then to "on" and further to start and the engine starts turning...
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    Ignition Switch Or Starter?

    Yesterday, put key in ignition switch, turned to the "on" position and all guages come on......fine. Turned key further to start engine and sometimes everything goes dead! Turned the key back to the "off" position for a second and then to "on" and further to start and the engine starts turning...
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    New Manifolds And Risers Needed?

    After buying our '92 Celebrity 200 Cuddy in March '09, we had an oil change and new spark plugs done and were told that a manifold was a little warped. Mechanic fixed the area with JB Weld and we were told that it should hold up for at least a couple years, if not longer. Two months later, we...
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    Engine Hours

    Have a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy w/a Mercruiser 5.7L I/O that we bought in March 2009. I started it up yesterday, using the flush ears on the drive, at our RV/Boat Storage. The boat sits in an outside space, so during this time of the year here in Jacksonville, FL, I start the engine, get it up...
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    Hard Starting!

    Have a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin. The carb has been rebuilt twice by Marina mechanic, both times last year (2009). First time, previous owner had it done and the second time we had it done just after buying the boat. The previous owner did not tell us that he had it done a month before...
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    How Often Does Your Boat Go Out?

    There are folks who have nice boats, but hardly every use them or don't use them at all anymore for whatever reasons. They just sit in a RV/Boat Storage place, Dry Storage building or tied up in a slip. We were VERY, VERY surprised to see how many boats are just that way here in Jacksonville...
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    Overcoming ICW Fear!

    First of all, wife/I are in our early 60's and have only been boating 4 years with a year without a boat during that four years. Before then, when we were teens w/our families in Mich and Indiana. Had a 16' Bowrider for 2-1/2 years going two medium size reservoirs south of Denver, CO...
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    Lowrance SeaView 600 Fishfinder

    Anyone have one of these on their boat or did have? We have one on the boat we bought a month ago. We didn't get a Manual with it, and I've been trying to figure out how to use it and how to reset the depth gauge part of the fishfinder. I remember the previous owner pushing some buttons to reset...
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    1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy Cabin

    We just recently bought this boat and would like to know where we can get a Manual about it, if a Manual is still even available for it. If anyone knows anything, bad and good, about this boat, please let us know. We didn't get "diddly" for manuals about the boat, fishfinder, engine or drive...
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    Any Jax, FL Power Boaters Out There?

    Wife and I (early 60's) recently bought a nice 20' Cuddy Cabin. Would like to hear from/meet up with other boating couples. We enjoy cruising around and fishing, but only on the weekends. For now, we will be staying on the St. John's River until we get to know the area better......only been...
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    The "Boat Buddy" Trailer Accessory?

    Since we are getting up there in age now (early 60's), can't be crawling from trailer tongue-to-bow now (new boat is a cuddy cabin (higher hull) we are really considering buying one of the Boat Buddy from Bass Pro. From what is shown of it, it would make retrieving the boat much easier (and less...
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    Boat Buddy Trailer Accessory

    Does anyone here have the Boat Buddy Trailer Accessory/Locking System from Bass Pro? How has it worked for you? What size of boat do you use it on? We now have a 20' Cuddy Cabin and are now curious about buying this thing! There are two sizes and, from reading some reviews on it, the larger one...
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    1992 Celebrity 200 "Cuddy" Questions

    We are in the process of buying a 1992 Celebrity 200 Cuddy and would like to know the most popular Porta Potty Celebrity "cuddy" owners have. We are looking at both a Coleman for $80 and a Visa Potty Portable Toilet Combo for $92. Some of the reviews of the Visa one say it is better than the...
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