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Quick update for the membership . . . I sold my 1996 Formula 330 SS a few weeks ago and am now searching for the next boat. We were/are looking for good-size mid-cabin bowriders, but had not considered the Formula 330/350 CBR's, based on what we had seen at some boats shows, etc. However -...

My starboard outdrive was having a little trouble going into gear and through my research i came to know it is from a situation often referred to as 'glazing' of the clutch surfaces. There are a couple of fixes . . . 1) Buy/install a new gear/clutch set ( $1,000+ in parts alone) 2)...

I ripped the carpeting out of the cabin floor of my 330 SS last fall to do a make-over. My plan was to replace the carpeting with vinyl plank flooring. Fast forward to now and I have done some repair work on a section of rotted sub-floor and added a layer of fiberglass to the whole area. Here...

I have been busy over the winter so far. The 23 yo vinyl upholstery was getting brittle and starting to crack. Sooo, I decided to take on the re-upholstery as a DIY project. I got myself an industrial sewing machine designed for upholstery & leather, did some practicing on some spare vinyl...

Looking to see if any 370 Super Sport owners know or have measured how much their boat draws with the outdrives in/near the tilt position. I think the spec is 39" with the drives down . . . I have a mooring location that gets to about 30" depth at low tide. Wondering if a 370 is an option...

Hello Everyone, I am taking on a rather ambitious project in making an extended swim platform (a La DIY) for my 1996 330 SS, similar to the factory Extended Swim Platforms that Formula puts on their boats (as an option), like what you see below . . . Adding an extended swim platform has...

I'm thinking ahead a few years and may get the newer style Sun Sports in place of my current (1st generation) 330SS. I was wondering about the 310 SS vs. what I have now (330SS) and if the 310's have a better ride in choppy conditions, as they have a deeper V (22 degree) and a more narrow beam...

I am liking the fact that Formula is starting to introduce outboard motors as a power option on some of their mid-size boats. The big CBR's seems to have them and I just noticed that it is also an option with the 350 SS. A question I have is what becomes of the space in the engine bay, since...

I went to the 2017 New England Boat Show yesterday and as usual looked at the new Formulas as well as some other high end boats, like Grady white, Boston Whaler, Edgewater and Pursuit. I was hoping to see some outboard version (s) of the Formula's but they were all the I/O's. I did notice that...

This year, I am preparing to install a windlass on my 330Ss. The boat originally had no bow roller or windlass, the anchor was stored in the anchor locker, which is a real pain to use. Well, earlier this year, the outdrives needed some work, and the boat budget got stretched a little bit...

I've been having trouble the past few months getting the password reset process to work. Finally, last night it worked !!! So, I am back in the saddle. Posted a new thread on my headliner removal, and answered a few PM's. Overall the new site looks OK. I see that it is using vBulletin...

Once in a while questions come up about the cabin headliner in the Sun Sport models. As the boat ages, it seems that gravity takes its course and the headliner can come loose or the material starts to sag. My 1996 F-330 is approaching 20 years of age and the headliner fabric is starting to...

I have a 1996 330 Sun Sport, which has a 16 gallon water tank in the bow as part of the fresh water system. Judging the amount of water that is in the tank was difficult and subject to guess-work. So, I re-purposed a new gauge and sender to create a water level gauge that I could see from the...

I will be looking at some Formula 280 SS boats (1996 - 1999) over the next few weeks. Many have the 5.7 with Bravo 3's, but a few have the 4.3 V6 with the alpha drives. I am wondering if anyone here can vouch for how good (or bad) the 280 SS is with the smaller engines. I would like to do...