I've got a 1998 Cruisers Yacht 3870 with Mercruiser 454 MAG MPI Inboard Engines, serial numbers 0L005998 & 0L006000. Went to change the spark plugs and have found 3 different NGKs to choose from but not sure which one is correct. The manual states NGK BR6FS for stern drives not inboards (which...
Looking at upgrading to a newer larger boat. My wife & I like the Bayliner 242 but haven't sea trailed yet. During the season it will be slipped in Dana Point for local fun but to also head to catalina. Has anyone had any experience with this boat in open ocean cruising before? Any info would...
I just splashed a 7'6" dinghy. It will stay in the water most of the season. My bigger power boat is getting bottom painted right now so the question came up should I bottom paint my inflatable? I know they have specific paints for inflatable but does it degrade the PVC at all? What other...
Took boat out this past weekend. Had her running several times before taking her on the water at idli and was fine. Once on the water ran awesome for about 10 minutes then heard a backfire. She then began sputtering and died. Refired a couple of times but same thing. Good thing for Vessel...
I've got a couple of questions about bottom painting my boat. Starting next month my Sea Ray will be wet slipped in Dana Point CA. For the most part, at least until mid summer, it is cold water. I'll have a diver clean her each month and monitor the anodes. My questions are;
1) I'm looking...
I'm adding a bow roller to my 88 Sea Ray Seville while I work on the cuddy cabin. I want to make sure this is how the layout is supposed to look. Any advise or comments would be most welcomed. This is my thought process on the current layout. I don't want to add a hatch and I'm thinking...
Hello iBoaters. Hope everyone had a great season. I'm thinking about adding two rod holders (one on each side) but I want to make sure that I'm not putting them in the wrong place. I've added pictures to show where I want them. Any feedback would be great.
I have a 1988 Sea Ray Seville Cuddy Cabin and the transom cover, which I just had reupholstered, flew off while driving to Lake Havasu:facepalm:. Now, I have to build a new one but don't know how. I think it is ply formed in the shape of an L to cover the area between the back seat and...
My wife and I are headed to lake havasu at the end of the month. I've never been there but I've been told I should drop her at Havasu Springs heading up river to Havasu and check out the London Bridge continuing further up river to the Grand Canyon. Does anyone know where I can get maps for this?
Okay iBoats I haven't even finished the first restoration and I'm already thinking about taking on a new task which is twice as big as my current project. Have I lost my mind:confused:???
I'm getting the boat FREE, okay I've read enough thread to know where this is going, nothing is FREE. The...
I want to install a Furuno 1720 on my 21 ft Sea Ray Seville but I don't have the money for a radar arch. I've seen people mount radars using a pole but I can't seem to find anything when I do a google search. Does anyone have any ideas or sites that I can get out?
I'm looking to add a used radar system on my Sea Ray Seville 21ft Cuddy Cabin. I live near Long Beach and plan on taking my boat to Catalina Island which is approximately 29 miles west. There are two radar systems on ebay which might work but I don't know much about either systems.
The first...
I just bought a 1988 Sea Ray Seville. When I was having the motor and outdrive worked on I found a soft spot in the aft section starboard side. Today I was poking around and found that the port side is even worse. I'm draining the gas out of the tank but where do I go from here? I know that...
Hello All,
I'm new to boating and iboats. I just bought a 1988 Sea Ray Seville and I'll be working on several restoration/repair projects.
The boat is incredibly oxidized and I've read a number of threads regarding wet sanding vs. rubbing compound. Now, I'm a Paramedic so I believe we do...
