Recent content by dvx216

When the marina commissioned my boat this spring they told me I had a leak under the exhaust manifold. It looked like just a loose hose clamp. When I went to tighten up the hose clamp the threaded part broke off the bottom water rail. Mercury has a bulletin out on this. The fact that they used a...

So when I bought our 2001 340 I knew the swim platform had some issues that I would like to address at some time. The top you can tell has some separation to the inner structure. At this time the platform still feels solid . Now I'm no interested in a giant platform the stock size is fine. With...

Picked up West Marines brand compared to Pettit and and weight difference the two was huge. West Marine paint weighed half as much.

Could bottom paint get anymore expensive. I know it's the price of operating a boat but damn.

Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) was slapped with a high-profile lawsuit from the Department of Justice. The lawsuit centered on allegations that the company's plant in Ohio is leading to pollution in Lake Erie. Specifically, the DOJ lawsuit accuses the food giant of violating pollution...

So I've been using Starke products over the last couple of season and couldn't be happier. The main reason is I get my supplies from Marine Detail Supplies Port Clinton Oh. It's nice dealing with a shop like this because they keep a record of the products you've used over the years and they tell...

That little space where the front berth curtain is kept. Because the floor slopes up this little space can't really be used so a folding shelf seemed like a good idea. 4 1/2" x 16" long board some hinges and a magnet and a fender washer to hold it up out of the way and you have a usable space.

Cockpit table for the 340.

So my 2000 310Da. had white cabinets my 2001 340Da has the the light colored wood. Not sure if they call it maple or birch and then there's the dark cherry. So which one do you have and what model is it.I'm guessing the white is more common.

Buddy has a multi color printer. I paid him 20 bucks for his troubles. Sure looks better then the old cracked corned ones. He gave me the choice of white or black I went with the black.

The two hour drive up to the boat made this job take a little longer but the flooring is all done. On my 2001 340 the area under the cabinet and fridge was a little tricky. The floor angles up under the toe kick so I wasn't able to run the ridged flooring over it. I ended up making a back plate...

You mention your sleeping requirements I would go with a 310 Da. or bigger.

Made a table a few years ago for some friends cabin. They sold that boat and started using the table in the cockpit. Their new boat is a 370 express cruiser with a slant back. Needles to say with all the clear vinyl of the slant back the heat and the sun wrecked the table. Redid the table as...

Got the flooring done just a little trim work left to do. Who ever gave me the tip to use Jonny Corner's great tip. Just like my 2000 310Da. working on getting rid of the carpet over load. Made some doors to replace the carpet covered ones for under the table platform.

Any news on the sea wall.