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Wow! Simply beautiful; and coastal RI to boot. One lucky guy!

Which marina was the 226 1986 at as I would like to take a look.

Good to know and thanks.

I happened to notice that the prop spins ever so slowly (about one rev per second) when at idle on my Yami F250. Is this normal? Thanks

Water in Fuel sensor.... as a follow-up to my previous post; as you may recall I took delivery of my 225 3 weeks ago and had the identical sensor problem on my F250. The tech replaced it with a new one and it has the same issue----wonderful! Called the tech at the dealer and he called Yamaha...

So here's the scoop so far... 1) Called Yamaha (kudos to Capt!) and explained the water in fuel warning. His take was that a legitimate water contamination should flash the alarm on the tach and sound an audible alarm in neutral. When in gear the readout should continue to flash but the alarm...

Capt. Chris; Upon delivery the dealer advised me to break in the engine over the first 20 hours by altering the rpms over the entire gammut and avoid sustained cruising at a set rpm, even to top end. Bad advice? And are gel coat stains repairable and if not how much to compensate ($)? I...

Ok, so... 1) The Yami water sensor is straightforward to deal with, 2) The livewell--seacock can be left open or could close it when not in use, 3) Bottom paint; full load and fuel, remark and paint. Should I have to pay extra above the original quote? 4) Gel coat stain--this one...

Plymouth Grady... Where is the through hull seacock located and it should be closed???? Sounds pretty dangerous. The boat is from the factory direct. What do you think about the bottom paint and I thank you all for your input as I'm clearly no expert. Is the gel coat stain repairable and if...

Good questions, MRT... and thanks for the reply. I did not check the filters as I want the dealer to check them first, and I suppose it could be a faulty sensor, etc. but coincidentally the rig could not surpass 39 mph at the time the warning was flashing whereby it did so easily upon delivery...

So I take delivery of my brand spankin' new Tourney 225 yesterday and everything goes smoothly and I love the boat yada yada. So then I take it out for a quick spin today and at like about 4800 rpm the "WATER IN FUEL" starts flashing and the boat won't top 38 mph (hit 47 easily yesterday). I...

What's 4200?

I had an '86 228 Seafarer with a 2 stroke 15 hp Evinrude on a Garelick bracket that was perfect combo. Hooked up an EZ Steer and was set. Weight concerns and listing was/were not as issue.

Dogwood Jeff 2008 Tournament 225 Yamaha F250

225 Capt., The dealer is Land's End Marina in Harrison Twp., MI on Lake St. Clair. Mine's to be rigged similar as yours except I opted for duel helm seating. I haven't decided on electronics but the dealer generally likes Raymarine. Scrutinizing electronics is my next project. Good to...