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I posted this over in the 400DB forum but wanted to get a broader audience and comments. Looking for experience on people that have replaced their Marinco shore power threaded inlets with Smart Plug inlets. I haven't seen any discussion about Smart Plug in this forum (Electronics) since middle...

Who has a good upholstery shop that they would recommend in the Baltimore area? The captains chairs on our 400 DB could use to be recovered and the cushion and bolsters in the upper bridge area (U seating) need it as well. We also would appreciate someone who is clever as we have a couple...

So I changed my oil this past weekend. Both engines and my gen. Engines were fine, nice and black. My Westerbeke 8.0BTDA generator, not so much. It’s always been black and pure, but now it’s more like coffee with milk in it. Consistency is fine - no jelly or anything But the color seems...

I know there are some good anchorage spots at St Michaels, but we've never used them. I've seen on the plotters that there are some at the entrance but they seem very exposed to river traffic. I've always stayed at a marina when I've visited. But want to anchor this time. Fall is a great time...

For sale is a pair of ottomans that came as an option in the 400 sedan bridge in the early 2000s. Likely in other models too. We previously sold the table and are now going a different route with the interior, so we no longer need the ottomans. They are in really good shape as you can see...

Long, long overdue Defender Marine put up a new version of their website. I shop with them but haven’t tried it out yet. Wasn’t able to get past the feeling that the home page looked a lot like West Marine’s. Lol

Interested in recommendations for a head unit with wireless remotes. It's going into the cabin of a 400 Sedan Bridge so I suppose it doesn't need to be a marine head unit. But the remote would be on the helm, so that would need to be a weatherproof unit. Fusion is NOT an option...

So I asked over in the 400 thread but only got the Sea Ray part number from the parts manual (I have that). I’m looking for the manufacturer and part number or a link for the helm door hatch gasket for sedan bridges. It’s supposed to be a 1.75” D shaped foam gasket and I’m sure it was used on...

Dinghy Sling Davit, never used. Take your inflatable boat or kayak on your cruise securely and affordably. No need to hoist it on the bow, No need to drill holes in your boat or on your swim platform. No tripping over davits while trying to swim off the back. The Dinghy Sling packs up and...

I’m getting a new swim platform installed on my 400DB next week, so around this time next week I should have the original platform from my boat taken off and available. The boat is a 2003 400DB. The platform is in good shape. No apparent cracks or anything. The bottom edge is bottom painted...

Last weekend we got the boat unwrapped and the canvas put up. Good thing because this past weekend we had gale force winds. We would have had shrink wrap and canvas blowing all over! We were able to get the systems and engines commissioned this weekend anyway. Just in time for 3 nights of...

Looking to source a new rode for my sedan bridge. It's going to be a combo of chain and rope, with more chain than the standard stock products available for sale. I'm told by Defender Marine that if I buy the chain and rope for them, their rigging department can do the rope/chain splice for me...

Here’s a picture of my anchor tackle. It has a swivel with an open end at either side. I think this arrangement is vulnerable to side forces / bending loads on the swivel pin. I am replacing the anchor, so I thought it would be a good time to re-evaluate my anchor hardware. Ideally, I’d...

Been through Napp's Narrows multiple times but never stayed over. Looking at doing a night there this summer, probably on the way to another destination. Looks like a nice spot for a quiet sunset and overnight. What marina should we stay at?

Can anyone recommend a small metal shop near Baltimore that can fabricate a copy of something that I have in plastic? I have small mounts that bolt on my swim platform - probably 3” on a side - into which a C-shaped bracket is mounted. It’s a simple, clever way to load the dinghy on the...

This part is listed in all of our manuals as FITTING, NEPT 1/2"FEM SWVL BLK it’s used all over our boats in multiple places. But what is an NEPT? Is it the same as NPT? This is a simple coupler, I know, but we’ve all been burned once or twice by buying the wrong thread or size, so I want...

Just removed from my 400DB. I do believe it works, but I can’t really confirm. This first thing I did when I bought my boat last spring was replace the Clarion head unit with a Fusion unit. So I never used this remote on my helm. But it is in good shape and it comes with the cable intact. It...

Just removed a Raymarine 230 VHF radio from my helm. The prev owner had already decommissioned it in favor of a Std Horizon model. But it was still in there. I removed it to make room for an AIS transceiver. I honestly don’t know if it works. I assume it did. These older RM radios were great...

We have a wood grain salon table from a 400 sedan bridge. Price is $500. It’s in great shape, we just find that we don’t use it. So rather than collect dust I wanted to offer it up. Things like this table aren’t easy to come by - people think I’m nuts for selling. But we just aren’t using it...

I’m just going to leave this here. I don’t think this is an appropriate SeaTalk junction! This is from me playing detective, tracing the connections in my 2003-era Raymarine setup, in preparation for upgrading some parts while maintaining full functionality. It works, but I’ll have to...