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  1. RobnBern

    Throwable storage

    Good morning all. I hope, above all, everyone is safe and healthy. Looking for ideas for mounting my ring throwable on our 2015 470 DA. Anyone found a convenient place? Thanks
  2. RobnBern

    Retractable steps on hydraulic swim platform

    Hope everyone is well. This may be a crazy idea, but my wife was asking about installing retracting (for lack of a better term) steps in our GHS swim platform on our 2015 470DA. We purchased the boat in June this year and love it. This is, however, our first hydraulic platform, so we're still...
  3. RobnBern

    Back in a Sea Ray!!!

    After 3.5 years of being out of a Sea Ray, my wife and I are back in the club in our new to us, 2015 470DA. So far, we love this boat. It's simply amazing to us. The zeus pods had me worried but we are 2 miles down the river from an amazing service center/marina. If anyone has any insight on...
  4. RobnBern

    Wet ride and rattles, etc 2015 470DA

    Good afternoon CSR, after 3.5 years on a different brand, we are poised to return to Sea Ray on a 2015 470DA but before we pull that trigger, we're hoping to get some feedback from owners. We took the boat out last night and conditions were flat calm. As expected, the boat handled great...
  5. RobnBern

    Potomac and Chesapeke Bay Boating

    Hello all....2 weeks ago, I helped a friend bring his 34' express down the bay from Annapolis and back up to the upper Potomac near Aquia. I hadn't been on the bay in 5 years. The trip was a great adventure but it got me to thinking about new destinations and how to "boat" out there. I'm used to...
  6. RobnBern

    The River is Frozen

    I called the marina today and was told it was frozen. We had crazy winds from the west for 2 days, which blew most of the water out of the river, which caused boats all over the place to sit on the bottom. I normally have 4'-6' under me. Then, apparently, a freeze started. We're near the mouth...
  7. RobnBern

    Sea Cock Hoses

    Hello all.... I've got a quick question, does anyone know the inner diameter of the hoses leading from the sea cocks to the main engines, generator and air conditioning pump?? Engines are are 7.4l Bluewaters; benny is 7.0Kw Westerbeke and for some reason the ams of the a/c pump escapes me...
  8. RobnBern

    Survey or am I wasting money and energy?

    Good morning.....first, let me say THANK YOU to the folks on this site. I've learned so much about my boat and boating in general from here. I need to send in my sponsorship money (sorry, let it lapse). I've got a quick question. After completing our 4th season of ownership, we're thinking of...
  9. RobnBern

    Cup Holders

    Hello Everyone, I'll confess this may not be the right spot to post this "stupid" question but.... Here goes. I'm trying to replace the 2 cup holders on the cockpit area of our 370DA. I removed the little screw that is at the bottom of each, but for the life of me, I can't get the cup holder...
  10. RobnBern

    Splash

    OK, maybe not splash since she's in the water year round but starting season shakedown was today. Went out with the mechanic to give her a thorough inspection and run up. (I've been interviewing new wrenches). The boat ran great. He went thru all the systems and said she's in fantastic shape...
  11. RobnBern

    Boating Class

    Hello Fellow CSR folks, Hope this message finds you well and feverishly preparing for an awesome boating season. I need some help and I'm hoping you all may have an answer or two. My two daughters, 24 and 16 want to take the boat safety class in order to operate our new PWC but they would...
  12. RobnBern

    The journey begins

    Good Morning, I know this isn't about our favorite topic but I've noticed there are a few aviators in this group so I figured I'd share. For Christmas, my family presented me with a gift that left me speechless. A gift certificate for fully funding my journey to become a private fixed wing...
  13. RobnBern

    950+ hours and conflicting advice on PM

    Good Morning All: My 1995 370DA has 7.4L Bluewaters with V-drives and runs fairly nicely. Recently, the starboard engine put out a fair amount of blue smoke on start up (after it had not been run in about 3.5 weeks). Once warmed up, the smoke went away. There was no rough idling or any...
  14. RobnBern

    Garmin 740s and HD Radar

    So, my loving wife decided to get an anniversary gift for our '95 370DA. Finally going to update some of the electronics from the original Raytheon stuff to the Garmin. We're a river boat, so I think these items will work just fine. But I've got a few questions: What's the best way to...
  15. RobnBern

    Battery Charger...Should I change it?

    Hi everyone, I've got a '95 370 DA with the original battery charger. I put agm batteries in the boat, except the gennie battery, and I'm reading things that make me think I should change to a new style charger. I know I should probably make ALL batteries either AGM or some other maintenance...
  16. RobnBern

    LED Lighting in the engine room

    Hello everyone, I'm thinking about ways to improve the lighting in my engine room. I've considered doing 12 volt LED rope lighting and just tapping power from one of the 5 or so 12v halogen lights currently in the room. It's really dark, especially in the far corner by the generator. But...
  17. RobnBern

    Kids hurt on towable

    Good morning all, Yesterday we learned that a couple of neighborhood girls were seriously injured in an accident when the boat operator "failed to see" the dock and snapped the towable with the 10 and 12 year old girls, slamming them into the dock. Our daughters friend was the most seriously...
  18. RobnBern

    Transom Door

    Hi all....Getting ready for the season, new fridge is in, bottom painting completed, hull wax done!! Now, she should be put back in the water this weekend. BUT....the transom door is basically shot. The fiberglass is in fine shape but the wooden skeleton is rotting away. I'm wondering if...
  19. RobnBern

    Salon Door Removal

    Good Morning everyone...We need to replace the Norcold 541 which finally died. We ordered a Norcold DE-0041, then we snooped here and see that moving that fridge into the salon will take nearly an act of the Almighty. So, the question is, how do you remove the salon door on a '95 370 Dancer...
  20. RobnBern

    Westerbeke 7.0 BCG troubles

    Hello all, I hope the dads had a great fathers day. Our whole weekend was all about bein' dad, it was awesome......RIGHT UP UNTIL..... About midnight, the genny shut down. We snooped around but couldn't figure out what was up. So, we waited a bit and restarted it (sans load). It ran about...
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