www.iFourWinns.com

Finally got the 190 out on the water today. Purchase-price $2300.00 I love buying stuff from the mechically-challenged. PO said it had a water-leak and was afraid to take his family out on it anymore...............It needed a drive-bellows..........A marina told him it was going to cost 2500.00 to fix his rotten transom......There is no rot that I can find after some explorotory-drilling.
After all spent, I've got $2989.71 in her......I'm happy.






What it's all about!!!

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Jimbo
Na. Ga.

2000 170 Horizon LS
4.3GL

Firstly welcome to the forum.That's a nice looking boat, from the pics it looks to be in great condition. Thanks for sharing

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Ardy
Adelaide South Australia
Red H180 3.0 Merc

Welcome aboard! For that price you did still it! Looks in nice shape as well does the trailer.

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1998 Baja Boss 252 7.4L MPI Bravo 1 (SOLD)
2007 FW H200SS 5.0GXI (Sold)
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew 6.0L (tow vehicle)
1991 FW 170 Freedom 4.3L (SOLD)

Wow! Great looking boat. It is like the Porsche 911 Pre 89, hard to tell the years apart unless you know the car. Your 93 looks very similiar to my 03 Freedom.

Was the trailer part of the deal? Looks like the Four Winns painted trailers.

What is the round stainless circle by the bow hook? Looks like a drain for a bilge but seems like an odd location.

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2010 Sea Hunt Triton 220 "Big Whiskey"
2003 FW Freedom 180 Volvo Penta 4.3GL/SX-M "It'll Do Four Now" (Sold)
2012 Avalanche LTZ 4X4

That actually looks like the overboard drian for the anchor locker.....my 08 is near the same location.....actually i like that feature instead of allowing water to drain all the way to the rear to sit in the bilge.

Nice looking boat for sure!

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08' H210SS
VP 5.7Gi

PDA the stainless thing is a clamshell drain for the anchor-locker. And it is a F/W trailer that came with the deal.
I'm almost sure the surge-brakes are not working tho, I can feel the coupler moving when comming to a stop, but feel no drag at all. Jacking it up an pulling the drums is on the agenda next.

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Jimbo
Na. Ga.

2000 170 Horizon LS
4.3GL

I think my ski lockers drain to the center locker and then out the bilge. I need to look. Mine came with a galvanized FW trailer. I am glad as I use it mostly in salt water.

I just was talking to my wife about yanking all my brakes and hubs and stuff off and redoing it as we have a trip this summer. You do not want to see mine!!!

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2010 Sea Hunt Triton 220 "Big Whiskey"
2003 FW Freedom 180 Volvo Penta 4.3GL/SX-M "It'll Do Four Now" (Sold)
2012 Avalanche LTZ 4X4

We've got a trip to Fl. in June. The boats never seen salt. I almost hate to dunk it in it, but it will be only day-trips and not sitting in it overnight. I'll wash it down daily......I'm gonna pull mine down tomorrow and see what's-up. If I was a salty-dog I'd have to convert to discs.

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Jimbo
Na. Ga.

2000 170 Horizon LS
4.3GL

You sure did steal that...what a beautiful boat looks to be in great shape. have fun and enjoy!

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2006 Horizon 180 3.0 Volvo SOLD
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Dunk it. We do it all the time. Hose it off good and bring your brush on a long handle as you will have salt overspray all over the boat. Make sure to flush the engine water good and make sure you trim the stern drive way down. Lots of water is in there.

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2010 Sea Hunt Triton 220 "Big Whiskey"
2003 FW Freedom 180 Volvo Penta 4.3GL/SX-M "It'll Do Four Now" (Sold)
2012 Avalanche LTZ 4X4

The salt does get everywhere and causes corrosion in subtle ways, but not for the kind of use you are talking about. I have to replace the points n condenser, cap n rotor because of salt corrosion (boat sits on a salt water mooring 6 months of the year). On the other hand, salt water does not rot wood like freshwater does, the fungus that rots wood in freshwater does not live in salt.
I got finished scraping the last of last years barnacles off my drive and transom mount, man what a horror show. The one thing that will keep me from buying another I/O.

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II

I have pretty much the same boat - but a 1994 - in teal, same engine, too. I paid $5k for it last Sept, and it, too had a need for a bellows job. Did it this March - cost $550 not bad.

One question - did the boat come that shiny and the blue that bright or did you apply something to it? Maybe its the sad New England winters that I have to deal with, but the teal on mine is not nearly that nice looking. I've used Star Brite...helped. But yours looks real nice.

Took mine out today, first time this spring. Water was COLD!!!!. My feet just thawed. Why didn't they install heaters in these boats? I was looking for the feet-heat setting....

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1994 Horizon 190
5.0L V8
SX/Cobra

Just got back. Water was 78 fish cooler full. Welcome to Fl

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2010 Sea Hunt Triton 220 "Big Whiskey"
2003 FW Freedom 180 Volvo Penta 4.3GL/SX-M "It'll Do Four Now" (Sold)
2012 Avalanche LTZ 4X4

Me,
The boat was pretty shiney except in the back at the transom. I used a high-speed buffer with a wool-pad and some compound to bring it back. Then waxed the whole thing with Zymol, my fav wax. Easy on-Easy off!!! If it's chalked up too bad you can hand-rub for weeks and just won't get the results as with a buffer.
Or there's instant-gratifacation- Mop-And-Glo, I kid you not......

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Jimbo
Na. Ga.

2000 170 Horizon LS
4.3GL

Saweetttt!!

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Jimbo
Na. Ga.

2000 170 Horizon LS
4.3GL