Recent content by FastMarkA

This all depends on how the merchant is categorized with Visa, MC, AMEX, etc. and nothing to do with their actual scope of business. Such is the credit card game of promotions. My particular fuel dock does fall under "gas/gas stations," so I use a card that earns me 3x - 5x Chase Ultimate...

Yes! It was those port batteries behind the hot water tank I'd look at every time I was down there and think, "please last forever."

Very fun trip -- have crossed to Avalon several times back when I lived in Southern California. When I had my 350CBR on Lake Michigan, I'd do several "long hauls" directly across the lake, and I also enjoyed playing "pilot" during those voyages. The longest crossing shown here was 115 miles...

The sensors on my 350 CBR for high bilge water look something like this: They are thin panels and when enough water gets under the flap, it triggers the alarm. Location is on the stringer in the engine room, and then there's one near the shower/cabin sump area as well. This past summer, the...

It's time to move up as they say. :) Really have enjoyed my 350CBR, but posting her around the Interwebs to see if somebody will enjoy it as much as I have. The boat is 100% turn-key (everything is operational; just did $2,500 in tune-ups in Oct/Nov 20188), and I'm a bit OCD so condition is...

For $19 or whatever, it's worth a shot. (Also, mine charged via USB, so you can use one of those ports at the helm for charging when it's needed.) I don't know why Formula installs Clarion when, I think, Fusion is the better product and there's Fusion/Raymarine integration (which is the primary...

My boat (2017 350CBR) sits in freshwater from about April until October, and right now it doesn't have bottom paint. I'm told Formula's fiberglass quality *shouldn't* blister, but I'm also a realist, so I'd like to avoid the day when the boat gets hauled out and the hull is littered with bumps...

Gotcha. Yeah I think for me, I'd just chuck the existing Bennett switch and replace with the new one.

I've completed my first season with the 350CBR and its pair of "new" Merc 6.2L 350hps. I'm a little obsessed with data, so for "fun" I have compiled a lengthy spreadsheet where I tracked rpm/speed/gph readings throughout the season. What I've attached here are averages based several data points...

I was just browsing boats as I usually do to kill time, and I noticed for 2018, the hardtop on the 350 CBR is a different design, and for the first time, a hard top is available on the 330CBR. Here are some example boats...

I have one with my 2017 350 CBR. It controls three things on mine: (1) courtesy cockpit lights (the white ones only; it doesn't turn on/off the blue LED lighting), (2) underwater lights, and (3) windlass up/down. I've read (pretty sure on here even) that this module likes to fail rather...

It sounds like you're after the full-enclosure option? (See mine below.) The cover is great (even if a pain to put up and take down). We just did a 90 mile trip and even with 80 degree temps, it is nice to have it block the wind. (If somebody wanted a breeze, they could just use the bow seating.)

I have a new 350 CBR coming my way next summer, and I'm very excited to get it. Fully realizing this is nit-picky and perhaps a top contender for the first-world problem category, but any thoughts as to why Formula doesn't put the key ignition switches out of sight and offer start/stop buttons...

As many of you are probably aware, Mercruiser unveiled a few new engines last year, most likely in response to GM's sunsetting of its larger blocks in exchange for more economical offerings in its vehicles. Of particular interest to me is the 6.2L 350hp...

I'm about to place an order for a new Formula. I go back and forth between selecting a white hull (w/ accent stripe), or a colored hull (likely metallic blue/silver). Curious to hear thoughts on those who got paint and regretted it, and vice versa. Right now, I like the full hull paint...