Recent content by timjet

The manual that came with the boat and the Seastar manual don't explain how to bleed the system. I saw no leaks but that doesn't mean there are none. Do you know where the bleed instructions can be had?

I have a Yamaha 200 with the Seastar hydraulic steering. Yesterday when I went out I noticed the steering was very easy to turn and it took almost 3/4 turn of the steering wheel before the motor moved and when it did move I got a bumpy feed back in the steering wheel. There are no leaks that I...

Thanks for that. Did you install the bimini or was it a factory install.

In order for us to get our pontoon into our boat house I must retract the bimini otherwise it hits the top structure supporting the boat house roof. It's getting to be a pain to put up and take down the bimini every time we use the boat. So I just heard about Sureshade the powered bimini that...

Does anyone know if a powered bimini can be installed on a 2019 23 SSBXP?

I broke the fitting on my anchor light. The rod type light connected to the bimini with 2 screws is so long that when the bimini is lower it hits the back sofa rail. If I'm not careful just the weight of the bimini on the anchor light will break the adjustment fitting which it did. So I'm in...

Suggestions?

Thanks guys, that's some interesting options. I'll stick to my original 2 5 gal jugs as I don't need the extra gas often. I have to figure a way of strapping them to the boat. I have a small battery powered fuel pump that works fine to get the fuel from the plastic jugs to the boat fuel tank.

My small 24 gal fuel tank and 200 Yamaha go through fuel at a rapid pace. So I want to carry some extra fuel say (2) 5 gal plastic fuel jugs. Anybody doing this and how did you and where did you attach the fuel jugs?

I had to replace the port pontoon on my Bene 6 months ago. I just noticed the port red navigation light is not working. I don't know if during the pontoon replacement the wiring to the port light was damaged or even if the wiring to the light goes anywhere near the pontoon. I can't see how to...

Hurricane season is coming to central FL and I need a trailer. I have a 2019 23' SSBXP with the Sports Performance Package and a Yamaha F200XB. It is a tritoon. What kind of trailer do I need for this boat?

Thanks guys, here's an update. The cost to recap and reweld will be about $1000. It will look like a patch job but will be water tight. The insurance company wants me to put a new pontoon on and they'll pay so I'm going that route. $6000 for a new toon with $2500 of that just for shipping.

I'm just wondering if the boat is usable until I can get it repaired. In other words does the pontoon have baffles in such a way that water will not completely flood the pontoon.

yup, hoping insurance will cover it. Just curious if this can be repaired. Sounds like maybe.

As you can see in the picture I've damaged the port pontoon. It looks like the weld separated after a bump on a log in the water. Is this an easy repair or is a total replacement necessary?