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    Grady White Club anual trip to Bahamas

    I have a 335 Freedom and live in St Pete Florida..My wife and I would be interested in going with the GW Club in Eastern Florida on their annual trip to the Bahamas. Could anyone supply the contact information...Thanks
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    Roughest Seas You’ve Endured - Seafarer 228?

    Helped my son drive his 38ft Sea Ray from Chicago to Muskegon Mich in October and had 6-10 ft seas every 5-6 seconds off the starboard bow. Gail force winds and should not have been out there...another story...we made it without stuffing the bow. I have a 335 Freedom and all the way I kept...
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    Changing Impeller - Fisher Panda 4200

    Just had my Diesel Fisher Panda serviced on my 335 Freedom by a great Yamaha Service tech and his agile son in St Pete. I can confirm it is really difficult and best money I ever spent. 8 years old and runs great
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    Yamaha 350 outboard

    I have a Freedom 335 with 2 350's and about 500 hrs...Boat is a 2013...Yamaha has been responsive and replaced flywheel twice with no problems or costs. They do it as previously outlined in this thread. My boat with these engines have been fantastic..no bow rise and all my friends who own...
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    Yamaha Cowling Restoration

    Ironic that I just saw this post.....my 8 year old Yamaha 350s are having the same problem..I also live in St Pete Florida. I am not as handy as the rest of you. Do you have any idea what it might costs to have them professionally refinished??...Thanks
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    Yamaha Water in Engine ....indicator light back on

    Great information....in the Tampa/St Pete area many boats are having this problem. Gas polishing company and marina confirmed.Condensation is being blamed but also the last tropical storm. I will start checking my main filters routinely for water and get good at changing them.I can tell you that...
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    Yamaha Water in Engine ....indicator light back on

    I had the fuel polished on Thursday. 40 gallons of fuel with 1/2 gallon of water found in tank. Replaced gasket on the sending unit and also on gas cap. I will replace the pie covers on deck but the O-rings did look good. Everything else checked out. We found a lot of water in the starboard main...
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    Yamaha Water in Engine ....indicator light back on

    I had the gas polished on Thursday. Found 1/2 gallon of water in 40 gallons of fuel. Replaced the gasket on the sending unit and also on gas cap. Everything else checked out.Very little crap on bottom of fuel tanks. I am going to replace the pie covers on deck but O-rings did look ok. Replaced...
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    Yamaha Water in Engine ....indicator light back on

    Thanks for the advice. Having the 40+ remaining gallons of gas polished tomorrow AM. There is a company down here in St Pete that will come over to my dock behind my house and pump and polish (clean} the gas. I will be very interested to see exactly how they do it and also what comes out of the...
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    Yamaha Water in Engine ....indicator light back on

    Thanks ...got new O-rings from West Marine and the old one is flatter and brittle compared to the new one. I have never changed O-ring so I'm hoping this is the problem. Haven't ruled out bad gas since I bought it from a delivery fuel truck.. Going to pump out fuel and replace with new filters...
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    Yamaha Water in Engine ....indicator light back on

    Does anyone know what type of gas cap this is??...Is it missing a O-ring?
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    Yamaha Water in Engine ....indicator light back on

    Sorry it seems I posted message twice....Definitely going to check the gas cap gasket or lack of gasket...Haven't ruled out bad gas yet..Many of us down here actually have it delivered right to our docks from a delivery truck. Haven't heard of any problems.. Thanks
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    Yamaha Water in Engine ....indicator light back on

    Thanks for the quick reply.Good advice..especially about the sender gasket.I did replace both the motor filters and the water separator filter. I will double check my gas cap again to see if there is a grove where a o-ring should have been This actually happened on my fresh water filter last...
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    Yamaha Water in Engine ....indicator light back on

    I have a 335 Freedom with 2 Yamaha 350's. Light came on last month on starboard engine that water was present.. Water was definitely observed and replaced all the filters. After several hours of running same problem came back..Light just came back on.I live Florida where we have a lot of rain...
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    Yamaha Water in Engine ....indicator light back on

    I have a 335 Freedom with 2 Yamaha 350's. Light came on last month on starboard engine that water was present.. Water was definitely observed and replaced all the filters. After several hours of running same problem came back..Light just came back on.I live Florida where we have a lot of rain...
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    335 Freedom Side Ways Bow Thruster IMTRA Dangerous Problem

    I have recently in the middle of the night had my Bow Thruster twice randomly turn on and run full power while sitting on my boat lift. One time it happened after both batteries switches were turned off. Imagine if the boat had been in the water at a Marina. This could be dangerous and...