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  1. FLBulldogger

    Newbie here- 2012 sx190 intermittent starting issue

    :Welcome: I would also check the battery for voltage and ensure all the wiring is clean and secure, we had a '13 that had the same issue. I checked the battery and sure enough and the wiring was indeed loose. Tightened them down and voila. In my research here I have learned that these boats are...
  2. FLBulldogger

    On the water Help User Group - Join to Help or post @HELP when you are in urgent need

    Count me in! Great idea!
  3. FLBulldogger

    Checklist enhancers

    Same here when I saw them I thought they would apply to the plugs and manhole cover.
  4. FLBulldogger

    Checklist enhancers

    I was looking for enhancers/reminders for our launch and pre-trailering checklist and found these on Amazon. Great visual and physical reminders for the drain plugs and manhole cover.
  5. FLBulldogger

    2020 212X - Hello from Raleigh NC

    Great boat and great choice!:Welcome: from a former NCarolinian, and now a proud FLA resident, you will love the forums here , informative, supportive and great folks.
  6. FLBulldogger

    Is this real? Service manual for new boats

    @Neutron thanks for the link I had it bookmarked and use it often. I was just wishing I could get the hard copy for the $25. Don't mind paying the $ but l love me a good deal. :winkingthumbsup"
  7. FLBulldogger

    Is this real? Service manual for new boats

    Looks like a GREAT deal can't find one there for my 18 SX195..Dammit
  8. FLBulldogger

    hi

    :Welcome: @mikie22 to the best forums on the interwebs! Enjoy the folks here they are great.
  9. FLBulldogger

    Brand new Yamaha AR 190 settlement cracks

    Also, I believe in a couple instances, @Cobra Jet Steering LLC, has brought up the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, being a manufacturer himself he has cited the law for a couple threads if I recall. Might want to familiarize yourself with this one if your state law is not worth a hoot.
  10. FLBulldogger

    Brand new Yamaha AR 190 settlement cracks

    I would suggest you go to the dealership owner/manager, screw the service guy, ( I would have the service guy show me a written response from Yamaha, not his word, and a point of contact @ Yamaha), those cracks are in so many different places the BS of it was caused by an impact just doesn't get...
  11. FLBulldogger

    yamaha no crank

    Ditto what @djetok said, Lanyard and rear hatch, Welcome!
  12. FLBulldogger

    Hello Sunshine!! Relocating from Seattle WA to Sarasota/Bradenton FL Area! Woohooo!!

    Look forward to hearing from you.
  13. FLBulldogger

    Huntin' for some shade and came up with this....

    Shade 2.0 for the new to us SX195. Big change from the original for the SX190! This is from Oceansouth the 6 '8" wide version.
  14. FLBulldogger

    Hello Sunshine!! Relocating from Seattle WA to Sarasota/Bradenton FL Area! Woohooo!!

    Congrats and Welcome to the SUNNY/WARM and year round boating of the Suncoast of FLA! We have lived in Bradenton, and Parrish now reside further south in North Port. You are going to LOVE the weather and the boating opportunities here. If you settle in the Bradenton area or Parrish Tampa Bay...
  15. FLBulldogger

    Service question: Throttle valve lubrication

    Perfect I have a can I use on just about anything metal! thanks
  16. FLBulldogger

    Yamaha AR190 - True Neutral??

    Thought I'd throw my 2 cents in here, having had a '13 SX190 and now a '18 SX195, there IS a way to get CLOSE to a true neutral and I have achieved it on both boats using this VIDEO by @Leojay. If you have a boat that is forward or reverse tracking at neutral this little adjustment does a great...
  17. FLBulldogger

    Service question: Throttle valve lubrication

    I was going over some periodic service items today and ran into this: Throttle valve lubrication, it is pretty straight forward, but it calls for a rust inhibitor and I don't know one to use. I was at a Yamaha dealer today (not a boat dealer) and asked about it and was met with a shoulder...
  18. FLBulldogger

    Hello from west Georgia

    :Welcome: Great looking boat you will enjoy the boat and this board, great folks , helpful, fun and very knowledgeable.
  19. FLBulldogger

    Brand New Boat - Grinding/Rattling at Low RPM's - Video

    Annoying, nothing to worry about, but unfortunately very common for our Yamahas. I agree with @Weeb the bucket is probably the main culprit, but the engine itself has been described as having a sound similar to nuts and bolts being shaken about. It actually sounds better than our 2013 SX190 we...
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