I recently purchased a 2000 Sea Ray 180; noticed the sun deck had a lot of play around the hinge, until one day it basically separated completely (fortunately in the garage as I was wrenching on the engine). So my wife and I completely rebuilt it, using marine grade plywood, and using all of...
I had similar issues with my 3.0. Mine didn't have any insulation on the metal fuel line, which runs across the top of the engine. I added insulation to the fuel line. Go to Summit Racing and search on item# 274012. You can wrap it on the fuel line without removing it. (velco). Solved my...