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    Help my niece's parents win a free wedding!! Story inside

    My little niece was diagnosed with leukemia last december, right before christmas. Since then, she and her parents have been through hell. She's been at CHOP since her bone marrow transplant in February, somehow beating the cancer, but getting hit with every other complication imaginable. The...
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    Atlantic City Air Show - Anyone Going??

    I'm thinking about going to the AC air show next wednseday. Has anyone done this show before or planning to go this year? I'm hoping to anchor as close at they'll allow to get a good view.
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    VIDEO- Why flying is so expensive... LOL

    This really puts a different perspective on the cost of boating. At about 0:15 into the video, they tell you what the MPG on an airbus 320 is. :wow::wow: Enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Oe8T3AvydU#t=29
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    Need to change shaft packings on 390ec. Talk me in or out of doing them in the water

    Having never changed packings before, I was hoping for some input. I've read that they can be done in the water, which would be preferable to me versus paying for a haulout. Just looking for opinions and advice. Also, I elieve the gas 390ec needs 3 rings of 1/4 packing. If anyone could...
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    Kohler generator help needed!

    I have a kohler 8e generator that starts and then dies almost immediately. All the interlocks check out, but the board seems to be indicating that it's shutting off on interlock. What's odd is that sometimes it dies in one second, sometimes five seconds, and sometimes it doesn't want to fire...
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    Tie-up suggestions

    Hello all, I'm looking for suggestions on tying up my 390 at the dock. I only have dock cleats on the stern and starboard side. It's probably fine the way it is, but i'm just not thrilled with the setup and I think i could do something better. Here's a pic of the starboard side tie-up. I...
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    Looking for some local knowledge running ICW in NJ

    Like the title says, I'm looking for any info or pointers on running the ICW from Cape May to Great Bay NJ. Having never made the run, I just want to try to find out any nuances that there may be. Thanks!
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    So I bought a 390

    As some of you may remember, I've been looking for a bigger boat for a while now. I had been looking at older 340's and 350's, and even a couple 390's, all with no luck. Well, I finally found one that met the criteria of price and condition, and this past Saturday sea trialed and closed on a...
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    Hatch glass needs re-bedding. How do I do this?

    So I started spring prep today on my 250. Of course since I'm planning to sell it, I found and now need to fix the big leak on my main hatch. Does anyone know how you re-bed this, and where you get whatever it gets bedded with? Pic of the offender after removal and cleaning.
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    5.7LX miss/backfire at WOT

    I took the boat out fishing on Sunday. It was just me and the father-in-law, had about 1/4 tank of gas. I knew it was going to be a PITA to get started because it hasn't run for 3-4 weeks. I finally got her started, and of course it was running like crap for the first 10 minutes, but once out...
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    Had a nice day out on Great Bay

    I took the wife, kids, and in-laws down to the mouth of great bay to check out the sand bar and Holgate beach. Other than a slow, wet ride back across the bay, everyone had a great time.
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    Still looking at 340's. Thoughts on 1988 340 sedan bridge?

    I saw one of these up for sale. Anyone here have one and have anything to say about them? This one has 6.2 mpi engines installed in 2006. Any thoughts on how they compare to the old 454's, and also how the sedan compares in performance to the sundancer or express? Thanks!
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    Sea trial Friday on a 1989 340 DA, looking for input!

    So the 2-foot-itis apparently has a virulent strain known as 9-foot-itis, and i caught it. I just put a deposit last night on a 1989 340 Dancer. Coming from a 1991 250, there's a lot I don't know about twin inboards and all the systems, and I'd like to be sure I don't miss anything. Any...
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    Best place for load-rite parts?

    Hello all, I'm looking fro some rollers and hardware for my trailer, and I was wondering if anyone has suggestions on where to get parts. The trailer is a 1991 load-rite, and i need to replace some rollers and the hardware holding them on. TIA!
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    New 250DA owner checking in

    This past winter, I purchased a '91 250 sundancer. It's been quite the learning experience getting everything up to snuff and ready for the season, but she is in the water and the family couldn't be happier to go out and enjoy. I've been lurking here since before pulling the trigger on my...
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