Currently have an 18 foot bow rider. 4 years now and we spend every weekend possible that Michigan allows us to on inland lakes with access to Lake Michigan. I have the itch bad to move up to a cruiser. Something to get me on Lake Michigan more often. My 18 footer is not great in waves much over...
Hi.. I have a 1989 Celebrity bow rider with 5.0l Mercruiser. Dual batteries. I usually run with both batteries. Problem is while running with no accessories on, voltmeter reads right at 12 volts. Turn the blower on and it immediately reads10 volts and quickly goes into yellow then red on the...
Generally speaking, in the cuddy or cruiser class, what is the longest boat that trailers and puts in relatively easily? Distance to travel is less than an hour. Pulling with a Silverado 1500 5.3L. I have an 18 ft bowrider and I am itching for a bigger boat. Been checking out the 23-25 ft cruisers.
I have a 1989 Celebrity SE2 with 5.0 with about 480 hours. The motor runs great and smooth but cold starts hard. Carb was rebuilt 2 seasons ago. Typical startup is just a touch of throttle, turn the key and starts immediately but then goes rough and stalls in just a few seconds. Try again and...
Is anyone familiar with the operation of this winch? It is on an older Shorlandr trailer. Might be a Dutton. The lever does nothing. It is spring loaded but flipping it up or down does nothing. Right under it there is a little lever you can catch with your fingertip. Pulling up on that...
Previous owner varnished the swimdeck so is now a mottled mess of peeling varnish and bare gray teak wood. What’s the proper way to get the deck down to clean bare wood and best finish to refinish with? And also best way to get between the slats?
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i was running today in freshwater with my 1989 Mercruiser 5.0 with Alpha 1 outdrive. It was and always runs beautifully. Got close to shore and in some vegetation. Not real thick but enough apparently. Got out of it as quick as I could. But then I had major propulsion loss. Motor was responsive...
I have a 1989 Celebrity 182se. I assume it has a 12 volt system but can't find any documentation that confirms that. Othing operations manual about it. How can I confirm. I'm replacing the depth Sounder and don't want my assumption to bite me in the butt. Thanks
I was given an in dash humminbird in dash depthsounder. The wiring is straight forward but drilling the hole in the pristine dash of my cherry 1989 Celebrity 182se is making me nervous. It’s a plastic sheet of some sort over 3/4 inch plywood. There is plenty of room on the face and behind but...
I am replacing the depth sounder on my fiberglass 18 footer. I doubt the new bracket will use the same holes as the old one. I've not done the job yet because I don't want to get half way through and not finish it. Assuming the mounting screw holes from the old bracket do not go all the way...
I bought a Bimini for my 1989 Celebrity 182se. I began to lay out the installation and I realized that it is going to lay along the gunwales and make it awkward getting in and out of the boat as the gunwale is often a step in or out. Is this just the way it is? Sacrifice easy entry for...
My 1989 Celebrity 182 se ran normally last year. But first time out this year, started up fine but when throttle moved to reverse, as soon as I advanced the throttle in reverse it stalled. I restarted several times and the same thing happened each time. I tested it on the driveway with muffs and...
I bought this boat at the end of the season last year. Sea trials were great. Got it home and after a couple weeks the first time I tried to start it nothing. Turn the key, gauges all come to life, hear a click in the motor but no start. After lots of trying it finally did start and then had no...
