Recent content by mjoplin

@Robf We did look at the 44 and the 56 Sedan Bridge models. Price was probably the biggest factor, we got more for our money choosing the 411 and they both realistically came from the same factory (albeit some differences in build). I also did not like the size of the flybridge on the 44, it...

The stairs are a bit steep, but true of many makes. In comparison to others I've been on recently: Easier to climb vs Carver 450 Voyager, slightly harder than a Sea Ray 560 Sedan Bridge. They are not as challenging as climbing a ladder to the flybridge on a sport fisher. I do like that the...

I hesitated a bit chiming in as it IS a SeaRay Forum. Well put @FootballFan We moved from Sundancer to a Meridian 411 Sedan Bridge and absolutely love it, but it is well suited to what WE do, which is coastal cruising. It has a huge flybridge, gets a mile/gallon at cruise with 370 HP...

The Roku TV is pretty good in that they don't need to cycle through HDMI inputs to get to the streaming stuff and can flip around from the home screen menu easily. Picture is great as well. We have a 28" model in the salon and it fits well in the cabinetry of our current boat.

3 years of no DirectTV at $200/month. One Terk HD antenna in the attic that feeds all tv's for rarely watched local channels, hulu and Amazon Prime for 80% of our viewing and Netflix and Youtube for the remainder. Missed DTV the first few weeks, now not at all. Have Roku TV's in the boat and...

We start ours before we start the engines and it is the last thing we shut down after docking.

Crazy question, but gotta ask... has the boat been repowered or had a different ignition put in since the original? It's been a while, but that looks like a later model MPI coil. If it is the later model ignition (has the flat top distributor cap), there is a 3 gang fuse block hanging near...

Guess this will be my last post here. We sold our 280DA a short while ago and have joined the "dark side" now with a 411 Meridian Sedan Bridge. We started the trek home from FL to TX last weekend and hope to have the new "Maggie Mae" home by the end of the month. Had a lot of great memories...

you might post this on https://www.sbmar.com/ Tony is pretty knowledgeable around Cummins in marine applications. boatdiesel.com is also a great resource. I would think a couple of degrees difference is not a huge deal, the 20 degree diff in the oil coolers would have me a bit spooked.

The worst I've seen in our area is a center console fishing boat named Salty Test Tackles One of my votes for best name around here is a United Pilot's Carver, Floatsome and Jetsome

I reached out directly to the Mercruiser folks for their latest recommendation (changed from the original recommended plugs). What they sent back for my 4.3MPI was the NGK Iridium: Michael, Our spark plug recommendation for this engine is the NGK ITR4A15. Thanks, James MerCruiser Consumer...

Wow! Looking great!!

I've reset our trims using the process in the manual a couple of times and while they initially sync 1 to 1 for port/stbd they drift off pretty quickly

My solution for holding the a/c grille in, interference fit with a little bit of plastic jammed in. I used a piece of tie wrap. Held for a 50 mile round trip, in chop, in the Houston ship channel so I think I'm OK....

Paulswagelock is spot on! Alodine and Zinc Chromate primer