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    Wifi to network questions

    Cradlepoint router is the best solution - AC or DC, great coverage, security, etc.
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    Camper Back

    $4500 for mine, with Strataglass, screens, and zippers to roll up. Worth every penny!
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    2002 340 camper set up

    Ours stays up. We keep the rear panel shut while underway, to avoid station wagon effect. Sometimes we take it down in the dead of winter.
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    200 340da canvas bimino

    We have one, too. Best money you can spend on this already wonderful boat. [/IMG] Gordon and Linda Mathes 2007 340 DA Chill Factor Sneads Ferry, NC
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    340 Sundancer Camper Enclosure

    Here's ours. Best thing you can do to a 340! We have screens in the back with roll up Strataglass. [/IMG] Gordon and Linda Mathes 2007 340 DA Chill Factor Sneads Ferry, NC
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    Shaft Breakage on 340 DA

    Marinemax Wrightsville Beach has the boat (and what is left of the shaft). The part of the shaft and prop that fell off are in the water near our marina. Now we get to see if Marinemax/Sea Ray will do the right thing and keep me as a customer.
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    Shaft Breakage on 340 DA

    So the diver reported that the starboard shaft broke just a couple of inches in front of the propeller. He found no corrosion, just a very flat break in the shaft. Towing the boat to Marinemax Wrightsville Beach tomorrow.
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    Shaft Breakage on 340 DA

    The diver went under our boat today,found the starboard shaft broken in half. And this occurred while at idle speed. I smell a rat (defective shaft)! I am certain that I didn't hit anything. The shaft just broke. Docking in wind with one engine is scary. Thank goodness we have a bow...
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    Shaft Breakage on 340 DA

    My port shaft broke 7 months after buying our new 2007 340 DA. Yesterday my starboard shaft broke (apparently - I haven't been under the boat to check yet). I suddenly lost starboard propulsion at idle speed while entering our marina. The V-drive turns okay. Either lost a prop or a shaft...
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    Cool Connection for your Ipod

    Would love to see your helm ipod input. Any pictures? Gordon Mathes 2007 340 DA "Chill Factor" Sneads Ferry, NC
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    Camper Top

    Curtis Camp in Caroina Beach, NC, made the custom camper. He built zippers into the soft top, so we can still attach the stock canvas if we want to. These are representative photos. Well worth the cost! Gordon and Linda Mathes 2007 340 DA "Chill Factor" Sneads...
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    Camper Top

    The camper top is the best thing we ever did to our 340 DA. Makes the cockpit area feel huge, makes the boat enjoyable in all weather. We anchored out last weekend, and we were warm! Cost about $4500, worth every penny! Gordon & Linda Mathes 2007 340 DA "Chill Factor" Sneads Ferry, NC
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    Water pooling in a 340 DA

    It seems to me that this water ought to have a place to drain, even if into the bilge. An eighth inch of standing water under the cockpit refrigerator can't be a good thing. Condensation from the fridge? Rain water running down from the side window drainage grooves? I end up mopping it up...
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    320/340

    It's easy - always buy the biggest boat you can! We have had our 340 for 3 years. It's big enough for the two of us to spend a week on at a time, and still feel comfortable. We love the boat, can't imagine trading it (even if we do fall prey to "diesel envy" sometimes....) Gordon & Linda...
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    Water pooling in a 340 DA

    We have rainwater pooling in our 2007 340 DA, in the storage compartment adjacent to the cockpit refrigerator. Is there supposed to be a drain under there that's gotten clogged? We tend to keep 1/2 - 3/4" of clear water under the refrigerator. Thanks for any input. Gordon and Linda...
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    Tip the marina managers ?

    We send a Christmas gift to our marina staff each year. They go out of their way to do extra things for us, and treat us like family. They have taken their time to teach us about boating, and they recommend anchoring spots we would otherwise never find. Gordon and Linda Mathes 2007 340 DA...
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    Location of Bow Thruster in a 340

    The motor is underneath the bed, near the air conditioning system. Firing up the thruster is a great way to wake up someone who sleeps too late. Battery is on starboard side,along with a huge fuse. A bow thruster is a wonderful thing to have! Gordon Mathes North Topsail Beach, NC 2007...
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    Camper top for 340DA

    We have a camper for our 2007 340 DA and love it. I agree with John: open your engine compartment and let the canvas guy see how the boat looks with it up. On ours, we have to take the stainless steel supports loose before we raise the engine hatch. U-shaped cutouts up front and on the...
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    Need an Extended Bimini Top For A 2006 340

    we have a custom camper and love it! We bought some extra CO detectors, never see alarms.
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    Prop shaft break on 07 340

    Our starboard prop shaft broke at 60 hours on a 2007 340 DA. At the marina they told us we must have hit a log in the Cape Fear River. Never felt the hit, only felt the vibration, then the sudden loss of power on one side. Had it fixed at our expense. When the folks fixing your boat say...
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