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    Official 380 Thread

    Depends on your time frame...oil samples are $20/ea in bulk from Blackstone. Take oil samples of the engines, trannies and genny. Take about a week to ten days. Then sea trial. Watch for temperature changes at cruise and WOT, make sure you are hitting expected speeds at expected RPM...if you...
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    ZF 63A loud whine at idle

    Captain Captain! How the heck are you! Thanks so much for the post. Miss seeing you about. Mi barco su barco. Thanks for the advice...gives me some direction. Fortunately, its a Vdrive, with relatively lots of access room. I say this before trying to pull it out, but I'm thinking it will...
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    Fender Covers

    Have been through several sets of fender covers over the years, and have to give a shout out to Andrew at North Star Products (www.northstarproductsinc.com) custom made out of black Sunbrella (I have big fenders and thought $25/ea for them was dirt cheap. I didn't check on embroidery, but I...
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    Raymarine VHF radio

    +1 to Mike above. Fairly quick turn around. Easy to deal with.
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    ZF 63A loud whine at idle

    I've been going through a long checklist of items on my Carver (I know...but I was a Sea Ray guy a long time and will be back shortly), and have something I can't quite get my arms around. At idle, the port transmission has a high pitched whine. Its almost like a squeal...sounds metal to...
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    Marine AC replacement...any thoughts?

    Deeply appreciate the collective wisdom...thank you, gentlemen, for your time and attention. Off to find spider monkeys!
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    Marine AC replacement...any thoughts?

    I'm about to start replacing all three of the AC units in my cruiser. The are 10 year old 115v reverse cycle 7k, 12k and 16k units by MarineAir (which has been purchased by Dometic, apparently). All started because the base of the 7k unit in the front berth has rusted (former salt water boat)...
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    Official 380 Thread

    On the '03, the only amps were behind the top right hand sofa back. You pull the seating surface out, the top comes straight up. Behind it, on the wall, are all the amps. There wasn't an amp in either the engine bay or the rear area.
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    I need a Garmin Whisperer, I think.

    OK...in anticipation of closing the thread...I called Garmin this morning. Got a very pleasant, US based tech support woman who was a bit perplexed by the problem and researched it fairly thoroughly, ultimately gently leading me to the conclusion that there was user error. It seems that...
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    I need a Garmin Whisperer, I think.

    Used boat, bought from Florida. During sea trials, the electronics were awesome (rest of the boat needed help, but that's another story). My goal is to have the chartplotter actually give me information about the lake it is on, Lake Allatoona, GA, like it was in Ft. Lauderdale and so far, I'm...
  11. J

    Infinity Teak Carpet - Add Another User

    Artfully done.
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    Joke Thread.. post 'em if you got 'em

    A group of protesters in front of a physics lab: “What do we want?” “Time travel” “When do we want it?” “Irrelevant.
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    So long, and thanks for all the fish!

    <chuckle> One of the quandaries that has consumed my attention is the propriety of using the current humidor on the new boat. Tossing, turning, sleepless nights...would it be a treasured piece of memorabilia carried forward as a connection to great cigars past or simply the first of perhaps a...
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    So long, and thanks for all the fish!

    True that. I'm already envisioning some rerouting of one of the AC's to give cockpit air and redoing the bridge canvas to more intelligently maximize available square footage. Not sure where the theater room and pool table will go, though.
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    OMG my moms eyes

    Crushing horrible awful stuff and nothing that can help. My kids have never known grandparents and I hope yours got to know her during better times.
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    So long, and thanks for all the fish!

    Y'all are a funny bunch <g>. As for the 42SS...about 33k lbs with 8.1 Crusaders...it is something of a pig. However, it has a front thruster, and I sea trialed her in open water off Ft. Lauderdale and it could have been worse. Hell of a deal, probably for that very reason. We have decided...
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    So long, and thanks for all the fish!

    I want to give a huge thank you to the Club SeaRay community. You guys have been a huge part of my boating life now for almost a decade. I went from researching, to lurking, to posting, to contributing, to being part of the fabric of an entire community of enthusiasts...many who became...
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    Any of you guys admitting being dragged along to Fifty Shades?

    Not a complete waste of time. Didn't lose my man card by going. Didn't waste good boating weather. If nothing else, I heartily recommend you take the wife (or girlfriend or mistress or whoever). Be sure your equipment is working, because it will get their motors running, and then you can go...
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    Coffee Pot

    In our boat, the coffee maker was screwed on its base to a board. The board was screwed into the cabinet by screws under the cabinet. We unscrewed under the cabinet, then lifted the coffee maker up and sort of pried it out and unplugged it. We took the board off the base of the coffee pot and...
  20. J

    Atlanta Boat Show

    We'll be there!
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