FORUM RULES UPDATED - The forum rules have been updated to continue to provide a friendly and safe environment for our member community. Please take a moment to review the updated rules and our terms of use and privacy policy. Click here for Forum Rules which has links to the 'terms of use' and 'privacy policy'.
In Other News . . .
You will notice a few enchancements to the forums to make your experience better. These include: Email Notifications, Thread Previews, Thread Starter Notation, and Emoji Options on the 'Like' icon. . .
Additionally, the merchant portions of the website have been updated and are now operational. . . . Check out iBoats for all your boating gear.
Hi, we are building a house and I need to know if my boat will fit in the garage. The garage is 20’8” deep. The boat is 19’8” with the swim platform I have the movable tongue on the trailer. Just curious if I need to add a few inches before we build.
I have the chance to buy a sea ray 185 (2012). My only concern is that the boat sat in water for two years and the owner had the bottom painted. He used a hard type paint as opposed to ablative. Am I right to be concerned? Will the boat have the same gel-coat shiny finish? Is something that...
First of all, I am horsepower limited by my lake so I must have a boat that is a max I/O of 135 hp. These two boats fit this description. I am looking at either the chaparral or sea ray and would just like some input as to which way to go. I'm sure that both of these are high quality boats...
Hello. I have a question for the forum. We are limited by horse power restrictions on the lake on which we live. We can have a maximum inboard outboard of 135 hp in a maximum outboard of 90 hp. I realize that the 3.0 L 135 hp bow rider is not really available anymore so we are going to have to...
