Recent content by Roachjwr

Well, the problem was just a shortage of hydraulic steering fluid. My boat has power assist and it took about an hour for my wife and me to go through all the steps to bleed the system. It drives like a new boat now. Thanks for all the suggestions.

That’s true on the bass boat on pad.

Thanks for the info. I would guess that it may have air in the lines. Pretty sure it’s not tight and ovrcorrecting. I’ll try to get that checked out.

Next time out I’ll try to see if it always starts to either port or starboard.

water conditions don’t seem to matter. Even in flat calm water it won’t maintain a line without constantly correcting. It has the power steering pump so turning only requires one finger but it’s just a little annoying.

I bought a used 2009 22 RLI with the Elliptical Sports Package, 150 Yamaha. This is my first pontoon boat but I’ve had ski boats and bass boats for over 40 years. Maybe this is typical for pontoon boats but driving up the lake, I’m constantly having to turn the steering wheel to maintain a...

Non-ethanol today was 4.85 at the marina - 4.27 on the street.

That’s what I have. See pictures posted above. It seems to be plenlty sturdy.

The first picture is of the base of the pylon right in front of the motor. It appears that it is bolted to a cross member that is welded into the center pontoon. The second picture is the top. It pulls up about 6 inches and twist locks in place. When in the down position the top of the tow bar...

2009 2275RLI ESP package Yamaha F150

I’m a new owner of an older Bennington. I bought a 2009 2275 RLI Tritoon with the Elliptical Sport Package 150 Yamaha. although I’ve owned boats for 50 years, this is my first pontoon. This boat has a telescoping pylon in the rear sun deck That appears to be welded onto the center pontoon. It...