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A 24-foot motor boat engine exploded in Newport Harbor near the Fun Zone on Monday, shaking a few of the restaurants and sportfishing shops nearby and injuring a couple who received minor burns, the Orange County Sheriff's Harbor Patrol reported...

I just bought the DSM 30 and am wondering about where to mount it. I search the forum and couln't find a thread on this. My mechanic suggested mounting it in the bilge next to the distribution panel, but I am concerned about interference from the engines. Is there an alernative location others...

Thanks for the advice. Does it make sense to try to remove the inner liner if it exists? I'm really trying to avoid a thru hull.

I just bought a DSM30 and am ready to take on the fish finder installation project. I have searched the forum re: transducers and am still unclear about whether an in-hull transducer (such as the Airmar P79) will work. I would prefer not to go throught the hassle of hauling the boat and...

Another question: the cockpit cover will leave the arch speakers exposed. Does anyone use some sort of cover for them?

Great tip--I am going to do the same. I'm looking at $1K.

Met with the canvas guy--no way to avoid snaps in the deck. He quoted me about the same price as I would pay direct from the OEM mfg, so I am hiring him. Will post pics if anyone's interested.

Thanks for the replies. I have a canvas guy coming by in the morning. I may end up with a cockpit canvas from the top of the windshield to the aft using the existing snaps--when I talked with him on the phone he said he would probably need to add snaps in the deck if I want the windshield covered.

I'm about to order a cockpit cover from Great Lakes to repace the eisenglass and aft cover that came with my boat. The people at Great Lakes said I need to sink new snaps into the deck so the canvas that covers the windows can be snapped onto the boat. I would much rather have the canvas somehow...

After about a year of ownership I have found that most of my boating time is spent fishing with my son. I want to make some mods to make the boat more fishing-friendly, including installing a fishfinder and possible a bait tank. Are there other modifications people have made to convert their...

Tried to fire up the boat for the first time in a few months and there was absolutely no juice. The boat had consistently been running on shore power, so I thought the batteries were being kept charged. I would love to get out tomorrow but I am probably going to have to wait until next week to...

Congrats to you and best wishes to your son. Please keep us posted on the items they need while they are keeping us safe.

Joann's Fabrics is selling Sunbrella for amout $16/yard. I have been thinking of buying a cockpit cover but may instead by the canvas and pay someone to do the sewing. It seems like a pretty straightfoward project since it wouldn't require zippers. Probably save a few hundred bucks. Wondering...

49% give him an F for healthcare, yet the dems will still ram it down our throats.

I'm not aware of any special rigging on my boat, so it probably does run off into the water. I may have left the water pump on and it ran out through an open faucet when the pump kicked on. I'm still left with the problem of a intermittently running pump which might be a loose wire or...

Maybe, but the pump was running fine today until I refilled the tank.

Last weekend, I filled my water tank completely. While at sea, I tried to run my fresh water pump and it wouldn't work. When I went to the boat today, I was surprised to find that (1) the water tank was empty and (2) the pump is working. I am pretty sure the pump was turned off all week. I...

Were you able to resolve this problem? I am having the same issue on my 2007 340DA--no water and no pump noise when switched on. The pump has gotten almost no use.

I can't get the pump to work on my '07 340DA. Normally, when I turn on the pump switch in the circuit panel, I can hear it turn on. I am getting nothing. Is there a secondary switch or breaker that could be off? The pump has gotten very little use, so I hope it's not dead. Thanks.

I find the eisenglass to be a PITA to take on and off and am thinking about getting a canvas that covers the windshield, cockpit, and aft (Greatlakes has it featured on their website http://www.greatlakesboattop.com/). I would probably hang on to the original canvas for the winter months. Does...