Recent content by jugs06282

the problem with those motors is the carbs warp , they are made of plastic and warp over time . they warp where the bowls are and where the bolt to the throttle body's . they suck air and stall . finding new ones is tough . might be time to repower . too bad cause they otherwise were very long...

yes we all have read about or delt with this stuff till nauseum , so we have heard all the horror stories , i was curious if there was an equal amount of motors that never had this issue , or maybe 30 or 40 percent . anyway im probably gonna just keep running them until symptoms arrive . they...

that what i was hoping to hear , hopefully ill go 2 for 2 lol

i was told the same thing from a yamaha tech . mine are original with 1200 hrs was thinking im sitting on a time bomb

not trying to start this conversation over again , my question is does anyone have 06 or newer 3.3L 225 or 250 hp that has NOT changed the mid sections and has does not show any signs of rotting ? just curious if any of them were not affected or if they all suck

ordered a pair from covers and all , $90 with a discount code for the mid grade material ill follow up with the overall quality and fit when they arrive

yea thats the route im gonna go , thanks

just looking for something to put on them to protect them from the sun when not in use. the height of the seat may be an issue , was wondering if anyone purchased some inexpensive decent ones that fit well

yea ive used them before for patio furniture , decent stuff . takes a while to come , also was thinking a little more breathable material . guess ill measure it up and get a quote

i was thinking about putting some covers on my pomponette helm seats on a 282 sailfish . has anyone found any decent inexpensive ones that fit the high back helm seats ? dont want to go to canvas guy , too much $$ . thanks

thanks , for the input . the boat is an 06 . i was thinking i might do away with half of the storage box under the port seat for the sub . would love to have two downward facing 6.5 in speakers in the overhead electronics boxes and would use the existing speaker holes down low . not to...

hello, im looking to do a stereo upgrade on my 282 sailfish. im thinking add an amp , 4 6.5 in speakers and a sub woofer . looking for ideas on speaker placement especially the sub . ideas ? thanks