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No problem. Be aware that metal can screw up the readings, so if you see a sudden spike you might be going over a metal plate or something. Usually if there's water you'll see a gradual gradient change where the moisture level increases over 1ft span or so. Also I wouldn't worry about the...

Boy do I know that feeling. :D I'm still occasionally spooked that we are going to find a bunch of problems after we unwrap it from winter storage. At least now that feeling is tempered by the intense desire to get back out on the water after another long winter!

Holy smokes, that's great news! I'm relieved for your friend. Are they going to be able to get it done this season? Big kudos to State Farm Insurance. I might switch over based on this story alone!

When we were boat shopping last year (and the year before), I can't tell you how many boats I looked at with signs of moisture in the deck. Probably 90% of them, and I looked at 40+ boats. In fact the only boat I can remember that showed zero signs of moisture anywhere was an old 70s/80s Chris...

I ended up hiring mine out to our local marina as part of the sales agreement with the previous owner. It turned out to not be too bad. The balsa was damp but still in good shape as the moisture had mostly migrated to a hollow area near the anchor locker and they were able to drill some holes...

If you read that thread it sounds like for whatever reason when the dealer repowered they failed to fix the issue even though it was well known at the time. I think it would be incredibly surprising after two repowers if they hadn't fixed it on the boat you are looking at, but better to make...

Hi Harry, I'm guessing they should already have the spacers to raise the exhaust elbows on the 7.4s given the repower, but that's probably an "i" you want to dot to just to make 100% sure. See here for more info...

@Windjammer There's some discussion about the webboat in that link in post #7. The feeling I get is that the C2 is probably a better all-in-one platform, but both are pretty low-spec vs a DIY setup. OTOH that AT&T $360/year plan on the C2 is pretty sweet which might make up for it.

@Windjammer That sounds right with the caveat that the WAN IP would change depending on which provider is being used. If you are trying to access the cameras directly you'd need a dynamic DNS service setup or else your computer/phone wouldn't know if they should look for your boat via the...

Just changed out a leaking whale 15mm tee fitting on our 2003 3970. Sounds like I've got a lot more of this in my near future!

@JVM225 I suspect it's going to be a while before we see 5G in boat products. Most of the boat products seem to be composed of a dome/antenna combined with off-the-shelf routers from Teltonkia or other manufacturers with custom firmware, webapps, and a big price markup (except for the C2 which...

Very interesting! Looks sort of similar to the Glomex webboat 4G plus platform (but better executed?). Nice that it's completely roof mounted. That would save some interior space and a lot of messing around vs cobbling together a system from ubiquity/peplink or other components. Looks like...

Hi Folks, Just got a new-to-us boat this summer and am thinking about redoing the IT and TV setup over the winter/spring. Currently there's no onboard networking and the onboard TVs are pretty ancient and in various states of decay. We've also got an old KVH M1 Satellite receiver which still...

FWIW, the engine access on our 3970 I'd rate as "ok". It's probably semi-comparable to the 370/380 and worse than a 410da, and far worse than a 410ec (which is amazing!). I recall the trojan 12m international also have a giant engine compartment while the trojan 370 was probably in the same...

The 370da is roughly in the same ballpark as the trojan 370 though narrower (The 370da actually felt like it was laid out better to me). The 380da and the 3870 are both a small step up both in size and weight. Trojan 370: LOA: 39'4" Beam: 13'6" Weight: 17,100lbs 1995-1998 Sea Ray 370da: LOA...

We spent the last 2-3 years looking at pretty much every express/aft/sedan bridge model we could find in the 36-42' range and that included both a Trojan international 12m and a caver/trojan 370. I had high hopes for the 370 but in reality we didn't like it much at all. Like was said here...

Out of curiosity were there any specific things regarding fit and finish that stood out? We spent the better part of the last 2 years looking at mid 90s to early 2000s boats before we settled on our 3970 and one of the things that kept coming up with many of the Sea Rays is vitracore...

Hi Ohioboater, I think you made the right move getting the survey. I've been looking at 36+' boats for the last two years and have tried to do as much pre-surveying as I can to rule out boats I don't want. I've probably looked at around 30-40 boats at this point and have made offers on 3. I...

Surveyor did use percussive sounding to find the hull delamination. Is destructive testing typically employed when moisture is found during the pre-purchase survey process? I'm sort of on the fence regarding whether I should walk away at this point or try to further investigate and/or...

Thanks for the reply guys. One of the reasons I jumped on this boat was that the stringers actually appear to be very dry. Transom overall was in good shape too minus some elevation near the one trim tab. It's the deck, thru-hull (above the waterline), and 12" area of de-lamination that...