Recent content by Johnny1954

Hey all, Some say that the two happiest days of a boat owner are the day they buy their boat and the day they sell it. I can confirm the first, but not necessarily the second. After over 30 years of boating, we have decided to sell our 2005 Sea Ray 420 Sedan Bridge. We closed on the transaction...

Alex, Thanks for your reply; sorry it took so long to acknowledge your help. For the sake of building out this thread in case some one else has my problems, I am going to close the loop on both of my issues. First, the water leak issue. My original post was not clear. The leak was coming from...

Carpe Diem, I had to have my screen door removed; my wife tried to walk through it too many times. A friend of mine removed it for me, but he reported that it was a real pain to get it off. If I remember correctly, he had to remove the sliding glass door. If you need a replacement, you can get...

Ryan, Where in McKinley is your slip? Please do not ever feel self-conscious about your boat, your "right" to tie-off with the "big boys", etc. There are as many 22' snobs in boating as there may be in boats over 40'. We all started in the same place you have. And almost all of us will look at...

Guys, I have two questions: 1. Have you ever had to replace the sliding door latching mechanism? If so, could you point me in the right direction for acquiring the replacement part(s), and give me any advice you have to help make this project successful? 2. I have a slow leak coming from, I...

You have received some great suggestions. I echo a couple of them: Verizon MiFi hotspot, with unlimited data. Apple TV. DirecTV apps on iPads and iPhones. Works great. Wife gets to binge on Hallmark Channel in salon while I binge on Netflix in the front berth. Best part in my mind is this is all...

Ludington. Harbor View Marina. Ask to tie-up to outer wall. Can docktail, grill, and eat in the area between a promenade. And, the most fun for me is to watch the Badger come in on its evening crossing.

Congratulations CRay! Good luck with the inspection & tests.

Roman, i think your MPG was .696. John

This will sound wacky. But this worked for me: take a garden house, insert it into the the opening where your unit discharges. Turn on the water and let it be for a few minutes. Remove the hose, turn the unit on and, viola! Not sure where I found this solution, maybe this forum (but I was not a...

Regarding the comment earlier re: Sony & remotes, I just installed a Sony wired remote (RM-X11M) as a companion to my new Sony Receiver (MEX-M71BT). I needed a wired remote for my bridge.

Alex, thanks again. Just an FYI - I reached out to Shakespeare directly and asked them whether or not RG-58 and RG-8X can be spliced together. Here is their response: John, You can. 8X is a better low loss cable than the 58, but you can connect them. Regards, Matt Stockwell Technical...

My sad saga: May 1991. First night in our slip on our first "Lake Michigan" boat. A 1989 268 Sundancer. Mary, me, and our two sons. I finished getting the power hooked up, lines just right. Mary is down below, cooking our first meal - hot dogs boiled on the stove, chips, etc. I come below...

Alex, Some really good news. Went to the boat yesterday afternoon after work. Just like you recommended, I opened up the two access panels on the port side to see what you were talking about. It was pretty much as you said - there is a way to snake a cable down into the lower access area, and...

Thanks Alex. Looks like I am going to have a fun weekend :smt021!