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  1. Floyd

    Boat Stuff Seat bottoms

    I went through the dealer, Marine Max in Clearwater, who no longer sells Scarab. They had to call Scarab to get the part numbers for my boat color. I got two short seat bottoms and two flip-up bolsters. I wasn’t in a hurry, but it seemed like they had to get the seat company to make them and...
  2. Floyd

    Modify seats for flip-up bolsters?

    I found a picure that shows how the bolster gives you about 9 inches of extra height, so you are looking over the windshield instead of through it. Slightly cooler, less claustrophobic, better situational awareness for docking, better view down into the water, ect. The passenger seat is down...
  3. Floyd

    Modify seats for flip-up bolsters?

    I found the receipt for the seat parts. Here is the breakdown: Part # MM4012455 Bucket Seat Cushion w/spring W3 $231 ea Part # MM3081374 Seat Bolster, Bucket Seat SC C SH $186 ea You will need to double this for 2 seats. The part numbers may be Marine Max part...
  4. Floyd

    Restaurant recommendations in Tarpon Springs

    Try Hellas. They have a bakery with lots of great sweets....and a restaurant with greek items. http://hellasbakery.com/
  5. Floyd

    2015 Scarab 215 won't start

    Why would leaving the shift lever in reverse cause flooding?
  6. Floyd

    Red Tide

    Recent research suggests that red tide is exacerbated by dust floating across the Atlantic ocean from Africa. This would explain why it has been around for centuries, and why it is different each year(Atlantic storms catching it en route). The blue-green algae blooms around lake Okeechobee...
  7. Floyd

    Tired of bailing out the ski locker on my 195

    It looks like the ski locker is lower than the bilge pump location that is just forward of the engine. After a rain there can be 4-6 inches of water in the locker while the engine compartment is still dry. If I bail out the locker and then go for a ride another 2-inches of water comes from...
  8. Floyd

    Online source for Rotax parts?

    I found the spark coil and plugs at a local Seadoo dealer up here in Bangor Maine. I never transferred the warranty, but there isn't a dealer up here for me anyhow. Now I need a part # for the fuel injector on the Rotax 4-tech 1503 200hp engine.
  9. Floyd

    Online source for Rotax parts?

    I put the boat into the lake this spring and it's only running on two of three cylinders. The third cylinder was cutting in and out, but now is out. I did all the recommended diagnostics that I could gather from the Rotax service manual without any definitive results. The error code on the...
  10. Floyd

    Boat Stuff Seat bottoms

    When I got my 2016 Scarab 195 it didn't have the flip-up bolster seats, so I ordered new seat bottoms for the two captains chairs. I have the old ones available if anyone is interested. They are mostly white, with silver fronts and a black trim bead line. They may fit Yahama, but I don't...
  11. Floyd

    private lake community that does not allow jet boats

    Can you post the original rule? I suppose the rule was written to oppose jet skis, or the big loud older jet boats....not our boats.
  12. Floyd

    Gasparilla 2018

    I'll be going out on a friend's 65' SeaRay. We plan to tag along with the invasion fleet, but not enter the channel-of-doom. Winds are supposed to be 10-20....not fun in a crowd.
  13. Floyd

    Is a roomba an acceptable gift for mother?

    My wife loves ours. My complaint is that the thing is dumb. The ads and literature says it is smart, but the one I have goes around the room in random streaks bumping into everything for a long time and rarely finds its way back to the charging station. Maybe the more expensive ones are...
  14. Floyd

    Tampa Bay Destinations

    For a freshwater day trip you can launch your boat at the Fowler Ave boat ramp(near I-75) and head up the Hillsborough river, passing Lettuce Lake park and upstream to the Natures Classroom area(where it gets too shallow). It's all slow-speed-only, so take a lunch. You will see gators, ducks...
  15. Floyd

    Rumble at idle speed.

    I haven't heard that. Does the rumble sound louder with the engine hatch open, or is it resonating forward in the hull?
  16. Floyd

    Scarab 255 open

    Are those tower support poles braced at the bottom? Wouldn't want them to fall on someone or break the windshield after they work loose.
  17. Floyd

    hot water in center storage

    I'm wondering if anyone has installed another bilge pump in the ski locker, which seems to be the lowest spot in the boat when it's sitting in the water. Any water that goes into the cabin floor drain flows into the ski locker while the bilge stays dry. Scarab should redesign this, perhaps...
  18. Floyd

    Scarab 255 open

    When you are fighting a large fish you can work the line around the boat without interferrence from seats, bimini's, tower supports, and windshields. Not having big outboards sticking down is also a plus.
  19. Floyd

    What's Up with my Stoltz Bow Roller?

    I thought that he bells were there for when you are power-loading and miss the tiny center and scratch up your hull on the metal supports. Once you finish cranking it up it hopefully will self center.
  20. Floyd

    Swamped Engines after mooring break

    Here's something I've wondered about. Once you change the oil a couple of times and then get the engine running and back up to operating temps, will the heat drive the rest of the water out of the oil? I'm assuming that there are some hot spots around the engine that are hotter than the...
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