My partner and I just bought our first boat on Wednesday, a 1995 202 Shabah, from the original owner. We are very excited and happy to be on the water. It's the perfect boat for us.
Did our shakedown run on a local lake today. Had a nice run...in the rain. Hahaha. Anyway, after trailering the boat on the ramp, the "up" function on the trim button quit working with the outdrive only up about 25%. And the strap on the reel on the trailer broke snugging "Lil Edie" up on the trailer. But isn't that what a shakedown run is all about?
So this evening I'll be surfing around this forum looking for some information about the trim/tilt function.
We did due dilligence when shopping for a boat and Mariah was the marque we specifically chose. No other competing make/model came close to the level of fit and finish of these boats. We are extremely excited to have found such a clean example from a very OCD and caring owner.
I'm a mechanic at an exotic car dealership here in the Dallas area and have been working with high end luxury and exotic makes for quite a few years. So if anyone has the low-down nitty gritty on wiring diagrams, fuse/relay designations or info on typical bugaboos in these boats (if there are any), that's what I'll be surfing for.
Very nice to meet everyone on here and I look forward to posting and messaging with everybody.
Michael (& Cole)
New boaters on a shakdown run
...like I said...new boat, new boat owners, LOLOL. I will have to check it out. I couldn't find the trailer button, but it's completely possible I just don't know where it is. Thank you for the tip, man. Probably just saved me a bunch of personal time and down time for the boat.
