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    Marine Hydra Lift Timmerman 10000lb Hydraulic Boat Lift

    Marine Hydra Lift Timmerman 10000lb Hydraulic Boat Lift New Cylinders | 110v Hydraulic Pump with wireless remote | New hydraulic lines | New Washers and Bolts | Deep Water Kit | Bunks and Carpet 2 seasons old 60" of travel in cradle, 48" Deep water kit + 36" of individual adjustable legs...
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    280SS - Water in bilge - pump too high for pickup

    So I have had this discussion with some fellow 280 owners, and everyone seems to have the similar issue. The main bilge pump will not get all the water from the engine compartment. As if the V is too low for the pickup. I understand that everything forward drains to the bilge, and frankly...
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    intermittent delayed Forward shifting

    Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. Upon returning to my slip yesterday, I have noticed my port engine has a delayed response when shifting into forward. Reverse seems to work fine. I did shift the engines while not running and found that the port engine did not engage all the way...
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    ISO:310SS or 330SS freshwater only please

    Happy New Year All! My dad is looking for a freshwater 310 or 330SS. If you have any info or links to a boat you/ or someone you can refer are selling please share. Located in Metro Detroit, Thanks! Rob
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    Ski Locker Liner Material - What is it

    I have the black rubber like material that line all the wet storage lockers and after storage on the sun sports. I have some in my under seat storage and aft seat storage area, but not in the ski locker area (which needs it the most). It is a black rubber like material. Does anyone know what...
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    Adding a 3rd Battery

    I am looking to add a 3rd battery to my 1999 280SS. Between the stereo and the refrigerator, after about 6 hours on the hook, battery 1 seems run dead. It hasnt been an issue as I switch to all and we have no issues and charge the battery back up in route to port. The boat currently has 2...
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    Stereo - Bluetooth interference

    Random one, 1999 280SS, I installed a new Bluetooth Kenwood stereo this spring, and for some reason, i can not take my phone any more than 3-5 feet from the head unit. I have spoken to the shop that did most of the install, and they even swapped out units to confirm that its not a unit...
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    Battery Life on water

    Question for those of you with two batteries, I was out Friday night, playing music loud (one amplifier) and with all systems on but only refrigerator running. We swam for maybe 2-3 hours tops, and everything fired up as normal, started underway at idle in shallow water, then both alarms...
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    HELP! 280SS Trim Tab

    Well, I have had a random situation, was out Wednesday night and noticed I was having a port tab issue, so today I head to the marina to assess. Come to find out the tab itself is GONE. I mean completely gone, the pin is still int he ram, but the screws transom plate etc is simply gone. I did...
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    New Steering Wheel - Installed

    I recently decided up upgrade my steering wheel on my 99 280SS. Thought I would share the results. I went with the Isotta Carlotta in white, (cleanliness will be fun) to go with the controls and to coordinate with new gauges next season. I was able to keep my tilting wheel function and...
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    Steering Wheel - Changing

    I recently ordered a Isotta Carlotta for my 1999 280SS. I was wondering if anyone else has swapped their OE steering wheels for an updated wheel. I know formula uses this wheel on the newer boats, and the supplier seemed to think it should be a direct bolt on to my adjustable hub that the...
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    Drives out of sync - up/down

    Baseline: 1999 280SS / Bravo 3s / 350 MAGS / IMCO Tie bar on drives My port drive seems to want to hang up a bit higher than my starboard when fully trimmed in, Fluid levels seem good, I am assuming its trim sender units that need adjusting or could i have a trim pump starting to fail? Let me...
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    SunSport Audio setup - layouts

    What type of setup is everyone running on their SS's? I am looking to upgrade the 6x9s to a minimum 6 speaker + subwoofer setup in the cockpit area. Also considering adding 2 speakers on the transom/swimdeck area. I figure for the 280SS this should be enough without breaking the bank. How...
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    280SS - twin 4.3L V6s - Anyone know anything about this setup?

    My brother is looking at a older 280SS with twin 4.3L V6s with Alpha 1's. My concern is the power to weight ratio of this setup will result in something completely undesireable. However the price & condition is right (always the case). Does anyone have any experience with this setup...
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    Heated Winter Storage - Questions on winter prep

    This is my first year with Heated Storage, as my marina keeps my boat in its current rack for the entire year, in which they keep the building at 60 degrees. My questions are for anyone who also store this way, I am looking for things you have discovered or other types of prep you have done...
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    Loss of FWD and REV - Bravo III

    A bit of baseline info: 1999 280SS - Twin 350MAGs - Bravo IIIs - approx 550hrs Saturday I experienced the loss of forward and reverse on my port side Bravo III. Was attempting to get on plane, by throttling up from a low idle, after 20 mins of slow idling around. Upon some power, the port...
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    Battery life w/ refrigerator running

    I am looking to see what peoples experience of battery life is with the refrigerator running. Boat is 99 280SS w/2 interstate deepcycles. What I am finding is that the cockpit refrigerator when set to 4 on the dial, runs one battery past starting voltage within about 4 hours of floating in...
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    Waste Indicator Lights

    I am wondering what everyone's experience with the waste indicator lights are. I have 3 lights, empty/green, medium/yellow, full/red. With a Jabsco manual pump head on a 99 280SS. Mine seem stays green on empty, then not illuminate for a while, until it hits the indicator for the medium fill...
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    Sticky Cabin Door 280SS

    I have searched this subject over and over only to find vague responses. The cabin door on my 99 280SS is fairly difficult to open. Anyone have a good method to get the track clean, and whats the best method to get it to slide smoothly on the tracks. I have done my best to get to it via the...
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    Tie Bar - Bravo 3 - 280SS

    I am looking to add a tie bar to my 280SS w/twin bravo 3s. Looking to find some good info before I drop $500+ on one of these. What brands does everyone use? Anyone have the dimensions to the center of each drive? I was told to measure, but want to compare my measurements to the...
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