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I am posting this to let the members who were friends with him know what has happened. He was a member and a moderator for years, he then resigned his duties as mod since he had sold his SeaRay and moved on to other hobbies. I just found out a couple days ago when I wished him a happy birthday...

I have a 2004 185Sport, same boat as the 2005, Smart Tabs are worth every penny, They do everything advertised.

Not going to beat you up over the fin, I have had one, never again, the Smart Tabs are way better, You should try them. I boat in rivers and the sound, a 185 bowrider really does not belong in the ocean although I have been out in the Atlantic on calm days and the Gulf of Mexico on calm days and...

This is the current link for SeaRay boat manuals. https://www.searay.com/us/en/owners.html

I know that I am late on this thread. If you have not got Smart Tabs yet, I have the same boat only 2004, I put the Stainless Steel tabs on mine, they work great, if I understand it right the SX tabs have a problem mounting to the curved Transom like we have, get the ST1290-60 tabs, they are...

Welcome, you are also smart enough to be in the right place to get great Sea Ray help

The relay looks like a starter solenoid switch. If the terminal on the ign sw get hot when you turn to start that is probably what it is. That would mean that the original wire has a break in it between the ign and solenoid. Probably not worth the trouble of tracing it out to repair which is why...

You may want a helper to turn the engine by hand so you can see all of the teeth on the flywheel ring gear, it is possible that you have a bad spot, just mark flywheel so you know when you have turned all the way around.

Yes, Quicksilver

I have a 2004 185 Sport, 4.3 carb, Alpha 1, 1.81 with 14X23 prop, I have bought both Turning Point and Solas props, the cup on these props is more than the Merc prop, you need to contact them before you purchase. The Merc prop gives the best performance out of the three.

Looks like the center part of the roller has been dragging, it looks rough. You may need to replace or maybe pull apart, clean and lube so it will turn freely, probably replace.

I think I would get a pump to fit the hose, I could be wrong but the larger hose means more volume of water pumped out. If you get a bad leak you will need all the volume you can get. Just my thought.

Welcome aboard, great looking boat

You can go here, https://www.seadooforum.com/ , and get a lot of info, great group of people there.

I am on it.