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Supposed to get down to freezing again this week, so I decided I better drain the block since I ran the boat this weekend. Block and port side exhaust riser plugs came out no problem, but the little blue plastic on on the stbd side broke off at the handle. I was trying everything I could to...
My boat has these scratches in the gelcoat that I tried the "Evercoat" DIY repair on and it just came right off, and looked bad when it was on there. I did have success using that on some deeper scratches but these are pretty shallow, they just look bad and I'd like to get rid of them. Any...
My folk's are getting close to selling their '91 searay 225br within the next year or so. It has the 7.4l, Bravo I setup. I have my '95 VIP with the 4.3LX, Alpha 1 setup, and would like to eventually have a bigger boat. The thing i'm struggling with is being 21 years old and finishing...
I am forced to store my boat outside for the summer months and it kills me to know that the sun hits the sides every day. Does anyone have any suggestions on shading them? I was thinking of somehow rigging up some tarps or something. Obviously the interior is covered but I want to keep the harsh...
You may have read my other thread about the in dash humminbird HDR-200 unit reading an intermittent depth, so I am gonna install an older pirahnamax.
Anyway I have a transom mount transducer but am struggling with where to put it. See pics below. To the left of the trim tab i'm worried about...
I have a '95 VIP with a 4.3LX engine. The issue I am having (since I bought the boat last summer) is that when I punch it (to get a skier up, etc) the engine just doesn't pull hard at all for about 5 seconds, then takes off as it should. It does not die and it still builds RPM, just very slowly...
My 95 VIP has the in-dash little round humminbird gauge that says only the depth (no fish or bottom contour), with the thru hull transducer mounted in the bilge. It has always worked great until the end of last season and when I took the boat out for the first time this year yesterday, its very...
Ok so this winter I am planning on replacing the water pump impeller on my gen 2 alpha one drive (4.3LX 1995). I have a couple of questions regarding this job, i have heard different things.
1.) Does the upper drive need to come off too or can I just leave that attached and remove the lower...
Picked this up a few weeks ago, the guy was asking $5800 for it but it was very dirty, trailer needed new tires, and it needed a tune-up...So i got it for $4600. It was oxidized badly. The first few pics are before pics and while I was doing the polishing. It has a 4.3LX mercruiser with an...
I have a 19' VIP runabout with a 4.3LX and alpha 1. Running a 19p aluminum 3 blade now, fully loaded it takes longer than i'd like to get on plane pulling skiers, etc. This 19p i put on after being even more dissapointed in the existing 21p aluminum. I have been reading about 4 blade props...
Hey guys, I'm looking at a 95 VIP valiant with the merc 4.3LX motor/ A1 outdrive. What can you tell me about VIP boats? I'm a sea ray guy and dont know a whole lot about VIP's. Thanks.
I am in search of a used open-bow runabout, probably in the 18-20 foot range. I am thinking i would like to have the 4.3 merc with the alpha one, so far I have seen like a 95 searay 180 that looks nice. Questions are:
1.) what things should I be aware of when shopping for a used boat?
2.)...
