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    58 Sedan Bridge Official Thread

    Searchlight.....I would like to replace the control pad (which on mine is up top by the MAN screens). I have never been a fan of the old brown wheel-style and prefer toggles. Looks like ACR makes a model that is newer with toggles, but they almost all are advertised as being (exclusively?) for...
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    58 Sedan Bridge Official Thread

    TNT Lift chocks for a dinghy/Jetski. We have a Jetski that we would like tote around on short trips. The boat only has one set of chocks that I can find, so we am likely going to have to buy another set. Should I go to TNT or is there an aftermarket source?
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    Lake Michigan Resident and Never Owned A Boat. Whats A Good Length To Start Out

    Rule #1: NO POOPING ON THE BOAT. Period. Not a question; end of discussion.
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    58 Sedan Bridge Official Thread

    What size dome and where did you get it?
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    cherry laminate

    I might be interested! What size are the sheets? How much are you asking?
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    Joke Thread.. post 'em if you got 'em

    Noted. Sorry. Back in my lane....
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    58 Sedan Bridge Official Thread

    Started cleaning out the new-to-us boat and found a couple things that I cannot identify. What is this? First guess was a boarding bar, but it doesn't fit in the obvious holes. Second thought was an emergency rudder steering bar assembly (looking at the heavy-duty cogs on one end), like you...
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    Joke Thread.. post 'em if you got 'em

    Confirmed. I got out in September 1989 and was a freshman in college for the invasion in December, watching on then-new CNN. It was a horrible feeling.....like training for the Superbowl and not being able to participate. OJC (OPERATION JUST CAUSE) in Panama indeed had the same deal....~600...
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    Joke Thread.. post 'em if you got 'em

    Been there, done that, got the tee shirt. Only we were 100 pounds (I was a 60 gunner) at 900 feet. The 1/75 guys that jumped into Grenada in '83 didn't even strap on reserves since they knew if there was a malfunction, there would not be enough time for a reserve to deploy. True story....
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    58 Sedan Bridge Official Thread

    DOCK LINES | WHAT DIAMETER 5/8 or 3/4? The first of what I expect to be many newbie questions....be patient with me(!) We went out to the boat (about an hour from home) today for the first time as the new owners. We spent most of the afternoon going through all the stuff they left on the...
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    Sundancer How long is too long

    Had a 50 Dancer 2006-2023 and took it all over Lakes Huron and Erie averaging 80-100 hours a year. At least one ten-day trip each summer, with kids, longest trip was Georgian Bay which was 16 days onboard. Easy peasy. Cat 3196s would give a 26 knot cruise propped 29/28 at 82% load.
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    58 Sedan Bridge Official Thread

    Thanks for the welcome. Wife and I are empty-nesters, live in Avon Lake OH, members at CYC (Cleveland Yachting Club) in Rocky River, OH where we are very involved and down there several times a week, even in the winter....I am on the board there now. The club has ~850 members, ~375 docks, ~80...
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    58 Sedan Bridge Official Thread

    First time posting on these forums in over a decade. Had our 1997 500 Sundancer until last year (18 years of ownership), and we just closed today on a 2008 58 DB with 900 MANs @ 1,050 hours. Blue hull. Knowing that I need to learn about the new boat and her systems, I signed in today and saw...
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    Captains Test

    I passed! Now for the Master's Endorsement....
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    Captains Test

    I just finished the OUPV 6-pack 100 GT course and sit for the exam tomorrow. Sitting for the Masters endorsement this weekend. Cross your fingers for me...
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    560 Fuel Consumption

    The TA is turbocharged, aftercooled.
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    Cleveland

    Cedar Point if you have kids and Put-In-Bay with kids or without. Get a dock now, though.... Kelly's Island is an OK stop, too. Can't beat fireworks on the lake.
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    Cleveland

    We keep our boat at the Cleveland Yachting Club in Rocky River. 8 miles outside of Cleveland.
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    new member from lake erie

    Welcome!
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    Why does water come through the shaft seal?

    I had a similar issue this year, although the cause what nothing near what i thought it was. I was getting a slow, steady drip from underneath both shaft seals. I was pissed off, since they had been replaced in 2008. The leak(s) were happening at the same rate (about 4-5 gallons a day) whether...
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