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I use cold galvanizing zinc spray on my nibral props and I've got a little buildup. I'd like to take my props down to bare metal and start over. Can anyone suggest the best product/method for doing this? Ideally I'd like to possibly use a gel paint remover that I can just brush on but I don't...

I've decided to purchase a brand new Highfield 290 Classic which has a powder coated aluminum hull. The boat will be staying in the water for about 5 months out of the year so I'm looking to bottom paint it. I know a copper free paint must be used but I have no idea what kind of prep work needs...

I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on a new inflatable RIB. I'm looking to stay under $4000 and looking for something in the 9.5-10 foot range. I've narrowed my search down to the Highfield 290 classic and the Oxxean 290AL. Does anyone have any experience with either of these ribs or have...

Playdate, I hope you're still out there. Your assistance has been invaluable in the past and unfortunately I'm asking for your advice once again. My 7.5KW Quicksilver generator is occasionally popping the 10 amp push button breaker on the generator control panel. It does not do it all the time...

I've got a 7.5kw Quicksilver (Generac) genset in my boat that has run the gauntlet of driving me crazy to giving me a few years straight of trouble free service. Since I'm here posting, it's driving me crazy again. I have had zero issues with this unit lately until last week when of course, I...

I've got a 7.5KW Quicksilver genny in my 1989 340EC. The generator was running perfect when I winterized it last year. When I went to install the battery this year starter is turning without the bendix drive engaging as soon as I attach the battery cables. For some reason I'm getting power to...

I've got a 7.5KW Quicksilver genny on my boat that's giving me fits. This unit eats control boards for some reason and I can't figure out why. I've had my boat for 10 years and I've put 4 boards in already at $300 a pop. :wow: There is nobody in my area that works on these units so I'm kind of...

I'm having a rain water intrusion problem on my 89 340EC and I'm looking for some advice. The headliner above my stove gets wet when it rains and I can't figure out where it's coming from. I know this is common on these boats so I'm hoping someone else had the same problem and resolved it. It's...

I've got a late 80s era Professional Mariner 35 amp/3 bank charger in my boat. When I went to the boat tonight my house battery was dead. I kept hearing a clicking noise and realized it was my charger cycling on and off every few minutes. If i turned it off for a while and turned in back on it...

My 7.5K Quicksilver generator started acting up on me this past weekend after running just fine. The generator is "hunting" or surging on me and I'm looking for advice on how to approach this issue. The first things I checked were the oil level in the governor and the belt condition/tension. The...

I just went to my marina to check on my boat and found the front port windshield completely broken. The boat is a 1989 340EC. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get this fixed? At this point I'm leaning towards taking the frame apart and bringing it to a local glass shop. I believe...

I'm going to be helping a friend bring a boat from Portland CT to RI waters and I've got some questions about the swing bridge operations. I've checked my charts and found 2 bridges that will come into play. The first is the East Haddam swing bridge. The second is the Amtrak bridge between...

I'm going to be helping a friend bring a boat from Portland CT to RI waters and I've got some questions about the swing bridge operations. I've checked my charts and found 2 bridges that will come into play. The first is the East Haddam swing bridge. The second is the Amtrak bridge between old...

I've got a 1989 340EC and I've got water coming in at one of the rudders. I tightened that packing nut and that helped for a little while but the problem came back so I've decided to drop the rudders and repack everything. When I went to the boat yesterday to take a look at whats involved I...

I spend a lot of time every summer in crowded harbors which always have crowded dinghy docks. I see 2 things over and over that just drive me nuts at dinghy docks. The first is people that use a very short painter and tie their boats tight against the dock. Too many spaces are lost when this...

I've got a 7.5KW Quicksilver generator that's driving me crazy and I thought someone here may be able to help me out. My genny turns itself off for no apparent reason and I can't figure out why. When I launched the boat in April it shut itself after about 10 min of use. restarting the unit only...

I've got Cool-Craft heat exchangers on my boat and I'm trying to find a replacement thermostat for without any luck because Cool-Craft has gone out of business. The Cool-Craft system has the thermostat built into part of the exchanger instead of the thermostat housing on the block so it's not...

My Allstate boat policy came up for renewal on 2/3/09. At the time I was shopping around for a new policy due to Allstate's high rates. Because I was gonna need an insurance survey for a new policy and my boat was still on the hard under cover at the time I just payed the renewal and figured I...

I've got a 1989 340EC that I'm thinking about putting radar on. I've already got a decent GPS (Garmin 545) that I'll keep using so I really don't need an integrated/Multi-function unit with a lot of bells and whistles. Can anyone suggest a decent LCD unit with solid and reliable performance that...

chelepop, I'm hoping you can help me. I've got a 1989 340EC. I've got a water leak just above my galley. It's right in the area of where the horn mounts and I supected that was the problem but 2 attempts for rebed and reseal have not worked. Every time it rains I get water stains on the...