Thank you ESGWheel! I'm filing that away! In terms of maintenance, I have not done much to it to be perfectly honest. It was sold to me in July 2024 as a turnkey boat and it definitely was/is.
Here's what I have:
-Purchased 7/2024.
-Winterized (Professionally) 10/2024.
--Engine drained and...
Thanks for the replies all! This is my second season with the boat. Bought it July of 2024. Had no issues for the remainder of the first season. Had it winterized and it's been one thing after another.
I noticed it get a little hot last year one time. So I figured it was due for a new raw water...
Good evening all you wonderful folks. I have a 2004 Volvo Penta 5.7. Recently had it on vacation at the lake all week. I bought a few things with in case we encountered issues. The first time out wakeboarding, I wasn't paying attention to the heat and I got the dreaded beep. Brought a new...
I know this topic is discussed at length, but I'm wondering if maybe I could just run something by the collective here. My boat is a JC Tritoon with the VP 5.7. Had it winterized professionally last year. They change the fuel filter as part of that service. Boat ran flawlessly its last time out...
Thank you for the replies! I certainly left out some information. In looking at other devices, I see that I might need to think more practically. My boat is a 26 foot I/O tritoon. It lives on the trailer primarily (except for likely one week a year). We mostly cruise local lakes which we've been...
Hey all, I'm looking for some help. My boat needs a new depth finder. The Hawkeye bit the dust due to previous owner leaving it out in the rain and such. It looks like I can buy a new gauge for like $79, but I got to poking around and it doesn't seem like it's much more to get like a fish finder...
Oh it's great to be back on this forum! Just picked up a new to us tritoon, a JC Evolution 260 and want to get a cover for it. The JC boats I've seen have always been a little weird shaped and atypical of the normal pontoon. I checked in with a custom shop and they quoted me somewhere around...
Thank you for the responses! From what I’ve been reading, it’s likely not an actual 1000 SC. Are all of the super charged engines with the blue covers the racing engines? Seems odd that this one found its way to a tritoon. The family that owns it says there’s not any issues, but it also hasn’t...
Good afternoon! In my quest to find a tri-toon with an I/O, I stumbled upon an engine that I’m having a really hard time finding any info on.
I’m told it’s a 454 with a blower on it. The carb cover (term? the silver flame arrestor thing) has 1000 SC on it. Valve covers are blue.
From what I’ve...
Thanks everyone, lots of good information here! Probably the wrong time to be buying a boat, so I'd be paying a bit of a premium. Had intended on buying one last year, but couldn't find one for what I wanted to pay. Surprisingly, prices have come down some this year.
I'll probably keep looking...
Thanks for the replies both of you!
Bt Doctur, did not realize this. I don't know much about pontoons. My family rents one for the week when we go on vacation. Generally we end up with a 26 foot and I think either a 115 or 150HP outboard. We ski and wakeboard behind it. So I figured it would be...
Hi all! It has been a while. Looking at purchasing a late 70s Kayot pontoon. Looks to have been pretty much completely redone as it looks a lot more modern than what I'm seeing on Google for old brochures and such. It's bigger than I'd like (at 28ft.), but around here it's hard to be picky at...
Hi everyone! Coming back to the community after a hiatus. Our beloved cabin cruiser met it's match on the river and was pretty much totaled. There isn't a day that goes by where we don't miss that boat. We started looking at pontoon boats. They are WAY more expensive than their fiberglass...
Good morning all! Long time member here. A lot more active back in the day. I have a 1990 Cobia 2250CC. 22 foot cabin cruiser. I love this boat, and it has seen me through all types of life. Went from a single bachelor to married with 2 young kids.
I’ve been running it for years even though the...
Good morning! Pardon my ignorance. I have what seems to be somewhat of a unique situation. I bought my boat a few years ago from a friend. Long story short, my brother and I ruined our 4 blade prop and lost it, so I'm not sure what we had. We've been running 3 blade props, but it doesn't have...
