Boat Forum / Boats / July 2004

I have traded in the old '87 sea ray and got a new '04 VIP Viva.  Everything
about it is great so far.  When I demoed the boat the speedometer wasnt
going.  The dealer said its because it was just not ever hooked up when they
prepped the boat for me to demo.

Hello, does any one have any information,or know where I can get some
information on how to install a power steering kit for a volvo penta. I
bought new old stock and it didnt have any directions.   Thanks  in advance.
Mike

2 year old boat with a Faria depth finder that has stopped working. The
unit is getting power, but reads out at zero constantly. When I unplug
the transducer it still reads the same. I dont think the wire going from
the gauge to the transducer is bad. The transducer is mounted in ...

I really like this group but, does anyone know why or how all the off topic
posts are getting in here?
Spam is freaking everywhere! ARRRGH.

28 ft. Wellcraft, Coatal, 1989 with low hours.  Have some gauge
problems.  temperature gauge problem solved with new wire from sender.
Recently noted erratic fuel gauge.  It would show no fuel at one time
and then 3\4th. fuel , then 1/4 fuel, etc.  I know that there was about

I'm thinking about purchasing a 1990 Bayliner Capri 185 w/130 I/O.
Anyone have any experiences, good or bad, with that make/model that
they could send my way?  Anything I should be looking out for?  This
is a two owner boat and the guy says the thing is mint, but I need

I've done a Google search on the subject, but I still; haven't figured out
how to safely get my boat off of the trailer to service both the boat hull
and the trailer while on dry land. Nearest lake is 1.5 hrs away. (Want to
refinish the trailer and replace rollers, and need to ...

 Can anyone tell me if a 1991 200hp Yamaha lower unit will bolt onto a
1985 150 Yamaha

A Day in the Life of Joe Middle-Class Republican
By John Gray Cincinnati, Ohio -  jgray7@cinci.rr.com - July - 2004
Joe gets up at 6:00am to prepare his morning coffee. He fills his pot
full of good clean drinking water because some liberal fought for

I'm wet sanding the scratches on the hull of my 19' fiberglass hull (mostly
on the underside along the keel) and I've noticed that a few of the deeper
gouges have gone all the way through the gel coat, showing the charcoal gray
of the fiberglass underneath.

What does the "group" think about a 5 hp 2-stroke outboard on a 12 ft. Jon
boat for small river fishing.  Assuming a payload of less than 350 pounds,
would a new motor perform respectably?

First I excuse for my bad english, I had a problem with my engine
Yamaha 225 hp 4 stroke, the last year the fuel pump was broke. The
dealer repair my motor, but he did not clear the memory so in the
instruments there is the light on with the trouble.

What's a good price for a new Yamaha F 25 tiller steer electric start four
stroke?

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dumby

Florida officials: Some voting records wiped out
Wednesday, July 28, 2004 Posted: 7:53 AM EDT (1153 GMT)
MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- A computer crash erased detailed records from
Miami-Dade County's first widespread use of touchscreen voting machines,