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Hello All, This is a super long post, so thanks for any commentary, if you have the patience to read the whole thing. So I had a 2002 41 Sundancer, and enjoyed it for 3 virtually trouble free years. I sold it a couple of years ago, and I have been putting around on my 26 Center Console. I...

My Raymarine RL80C setup with plotter, radar, autopilot etc cannot seem to lock on a compass heading, even after going in circles for what seemed like an eternity in calibration mode. This leads me to believe that my Fluxgate Compass is faulty. Apparently some on the board have had issues with...

I have located a 1999 540DA with bad engines, at National Liquidators in Ft. Lauderdale if you are wondering. It has been for sale for quite some time, and I have actually looked at the boat in person. It is not in terrible shape, but it is neglected. So I have been pondering the idea of low...

I am sure the rotting cord to the handset has affected more than just yours truly, as it seems to be a known issue. I am wondering if upgrading the Ray230 to Ray240 is a relatively simple swap. Has anyone done this? Do the cables interchange for the interface into the rest of my Raymarine...

Hello all, I have a trade show in September at the Hyatt on the River in Chicago. There are a bunch of customers/friends that will be there, and I was contemplating taking some afternoon/evening cruises up and down the river. It would be much easier if I did not have to negotiate the lock every...

Got the 410 this year, and I really think I would like a bit more performance as well as a hard top. So I have stumbled across a 2004 420, and while I really would like to get to a 460 or 480, this 420 is priced pretty well, and equipped like I like. SO here are the stats 2002 410 with 3126...

Got to the boat last night, water was trickling from the discharge. So I shut off air and pump, went into the bilge, and checked the strainer as it was pretty bad the last time I cleaned it. (Two weeks ago) Nothing of consequence in the strainer, so I though uh oh... Pump rebuild with a...

Hello All, I am pondering motoring up to St Joe on Saturday for the venetian fest. Any suggestions on a good marina close to the action?

So I found a 2000 Sea Ray 410 Express Cruiser. It is for sale in FL with 454 Gassers with 322 hours. Granted, gas engines are not ideal for this boat, but they are asking 75k. Boat looks decent from the photos. I am not in the market, as I have a 410DA with Cats, but if someone were open to...

So the heading on the Autopilot display just seems to hunt and hunt for a heading. When I engage it, it just drives in circles. So does this sound like a nefarious issue, or just something that a calibration will fix?

So my 2002 410 has a tv vcr combo, that is about 9" screen To the right of the tv is a cabinet that I think I can access. I am thinking about pitching the old TV, and in its place mounting a 13-20" tv dvd combo for my daughter. Has anyone replaced the tv in this cabin?

Best Harbor in Chicago So I am going to take a trip to Chicago this weekend, any opinions on the best harbor for a mix of getting downtown easy, and good amenities? Departing Michigan City, Indiana around 5:00 pm, if anyone wants to convoy. Or would that be a...

So I am going to take a trip to Chicago next weekend, any opinions on the best harbor for a mix of getting downtown easy, and good amenities? Departing Michigan City, Indiana around 5:00 pm, if anyone wants to convoy. Or would that be a flotilla?

So we dropped in yesterday, and all is well, but as I have not run this boat to any degree, I am just curious if my experience is typical. So, boat tops out at 30mph with full fuel and four people, about 2750 rpm on the 350hp 3126 cats, cruise about 2400 at 25mph. Does this sound about right...

Bought my first boat last year, 99 Cruisers 3375. Nice boat, good times, sold it and deposited the check last week. I wanted to move up right away, so I started scouring the world for a new boat, and I have settled on a 2002 Sea Ray 410 with Cat 3126 engines with a bit over 500 hours. I made...