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Do you have the manual that Formula provided that shows the wiring and plumbing diagrams? I've on my 4th boat, and I have found Formula makes pretty good customer facing manuals. The electrical diagram manual was the one I referred to the most. Sold my boat a few years back so i don't have...

George Posey: Although I sold my Formula few years back, I still check in on this forum. I did buy a 2018 Monterey 355SY about 15 months ago and I am the 3rd owner. My punch list of stuff to fix was 47 items long. One of them was my Bomar front round hatch. Here's my experience. It's good...

Might try a dealer for the original shipping cover. For my 2015 350CBR, it was plastic with an inner felt lining. I told my dealer that delivered the boat from Chicago to Iowa that I wanted the cover. They obliged. It made it very easy to ship it to CA when I moved, which was the plan all along.

Over on my Monterey Boats FB group, guys have posted about older Bomar Hatches with the glue on handles that notoriously fail. The glue doesn't work. One guy posted that they ended up drilling a hole through the acrylic (be careful---skill required) and converted to the hatches that go through...

So, I sold my Formula 350 CBR just shy of 21 months ago. As I am cleaning out boating gear and excess boating gear in my garage, I found this new, still in the original packaging, Formula Flag from Flapping Flags. It has Formula and the Logo printed on both sides. The Formula Flag is...

Would anyone have a recommendation on a marine surveyor in the northern NJ area you've used and would recommend using again? Also conversely, is there someone you would not recommend? Feel free to PM me with the information as I am looking at a boat in Northern NJ and I am from out of state...

A question on adding a cockpit refrigerator. I am still in the search for a new to me Formula 350SS. I saw one listed, but the owner listed the vessel with not having an electric fridge in the cockpit. The photos in his listing show a piano hinge door where normally the Isotherm cockpit...

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We are about ready to change the exhaust manifolds on my 350 CBR with twin 8.2l engines. Getting to the outsides of each engine looks to be relatively easy to change out the manifolds (8 bolts, decent access, just heavy parts). But the challenge may be getting to the space between the engines...

Update as of 8/6 Completed bottom paint, drive paint, and new zincs yesterday. Drives looked great at haul out with zero evidence of corrosion. X Drives and dive service, mercatode, and annodes all doing their job. Was at boatyard during the entire process, even prior week watching...

On a somewhat related topic (don't want to hijack your thread), do you ever send you oil out to an oil analysis lab when you change it? Sure, it would have been great to have done it when the engines are new but thinking at some point to start a baseline would be a good idea. Anyone have a...

So, I know this is a power boat forum. I post often under bowriders for my 350 CBR. What I am looking for are good ideas for a gift to give my younger brother who just signed a contract on an used 2002 36 foot Beneteau Sailboat. Sure, the proverbial West Marine gift card does work well, as...

Since mid March, the bay has been closed due to coronavirus. So what did I do yesterday to get ready for hopefully the reopening soon? (After all, it was bright sunny, 78F yesterday at the marina---and yes, I did socially distance myself from everyone else). I fixed a piece of trim that was...

Last weekend after cruising to the bay, when washing the boat I noticed the front 2 inches or so of the metal trim shown in the photo had delaminated from the hull. Maybe I hit a wake too hard. What do you recommend to reattach it to the hull? Any special techniques?

i replaced elbows last week. They were 5 1/2 years old. The passages were 1/2 to 3/4 blocked. I boat year round in salt water. Even though I have a closed cooling system and I religiously use saltaway every time, the elbows get to experience salt water for the exhasut cooling and thus...

So, I been having a variation between my port and starboard engine on engine temperatures while running. About a year ago, I had to have the port engine thermostat replaced since after a run I had lots of the closed cooling coolant all over in my bilge. The dealer replaced the thermostat on...

As I know that many Midwest, Upper Midwest, and Northeast Formula owners are nearing the end of their season, please allow me to share a 28 minute video from a trip that I made to Catalina Island this month. It's my first attempt at a long video. What was best for me is that it was the first...

So, my wife and I were able to help my now future son in law pull off some great surprises for our daughter earlier this week on our boat. They've known each other for years as good friends but started dating a few months ago. My daughter had surprised him in Wisconsin for the 4th of July with...

No, I didn't get this for Father's Day but one child threatened it. I told her I am happy with my Formula. Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. https://www.insider.com/amazon-six-person-boat-shaped-pool-float-2019-6