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Anyone who has followed our nightmare from the purchase of our first vessel to where we are now I am hoping to finally have good news. The two blown engines will finally be replaced with two low hour factory rebuilds with warranty papers provided. Our mechanic has committed to having us back in...

Well we got her in the water. She floated. That was good. Got her in our dock. That was good. Decided to take her out on Lake Erie for our maiden voyage Sunday morning. Couldn't have asked for a better day! The lake was like glass not even rollers. The sunrise was beautiful. We got her up on...

Splashing this Saturday on our first vessel ever owned. Probably hitting Lake Erie Sunday to do some fishing. What is a good cruising speed to make sure we are not overworking our twin merc 260s? How many RPMs on the tach should we run at?

My boat was missing the nav light on top of the arch. I bought a new one and found out I have no power there. 1. where under the cockpit do these wires run to? I don't see any blown fuses on the buss bar. My buss bar is not labeled. Any idea which circuit on the bar handles the nav lights. 2. if...

Well it is really getting close now. We are about to get our first boat ever owned into the water. We bought it on a whim right before Christmas. We finally got her shipped to our home marina on April 10th. My wife and I have worked long days on Saturdays and Sundays. List of completed items. My...

I need to get a plate that attaches to the floor in out dining area. It receives the legs from the table so it is secure. Any thoughts on where I can purchase this? 1987 Sea Ray 300 Sundancer. I forgot to measure it before we left the boat yesterday. Can you tell me the diameter if I need to...

My 1987 300 Sundancer is missing this light. It appears I have a spot on the radar arch where it has been removed from. I thought these had to be mounted on the stern somewhere. Is the light on the radar arch acceptable for coast guard standards?

Well. She arrived. What a story to tell. The shipper arrived at the marina as scheduled to load up our boat. The shippers lift broke down before they even got started. He was to be on the road by 11:00 am last Thursday. My shipper worked with the marinas people and actually had to fix there lift...

Just talked with my Homeowners/Auto agent about insurance for our boat. 1987 Sea Ray 300 Sundancer. They claim they can't insure the boat without a survey due to it's age. Does this sound correct to classic boat owners? Should we go directly to an agent that specializes in boat insurance? Plus...

Our vessel is being delivered this Friday April 11th. I intend to dry dock it so we can work on it. I don't know if it has any old fuel in it. I understand when you fuel it up for the first time in the new season you want to put some gas stabilizer in it. My question being a newb to boating. Do...

The previous owner painted the aluminum rub rails to dress up the vessel and make it look like an accent stripe. problem is where the boat has been rubbing the dock it has rubbed off. I am not sure if I am going to repaint or remove completely. If I do decide to repaint what product would you...

State of Ohio requires you to pass a boaters safety course in order to operate a boat in Ohio waters. I took the course on-line. In was very thorough and I learned a great deal. Glad to have completed. 60 questions and I got a 92%. Paid the $29.00 and printed off the certificate for temporary...

Well my wife and I had this crazy idea about buying a boat. I was looking at 21' fishing boats and she was telling me we need something big enough to stay on. We ended up buying a 1987, 300 Sundancer. I bought it off of eBay. Owner claims it has a new Jasper crate in the starboard and a fresh...