noodles37
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Congratulations I have had my 1996 370 for 3 years after owning a 1996 330 Sundancer. Big difference, love the boat and you will too.
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Hey Folks.
Anyone ever had an issue with a lingering gasoline smell. A few weeks ago I topped off my tanks, approx. 75 gal each P & S, and for the 1st time added some West Marine stabilizer. Several days later we were on the boat doing this & that and there was a distinct gas smell in the cabin and cockpit. Couldn't see any gas in the water or bilge even after giving the bilge a light wash down and pumping the water out and I don't see any leakage/wetness around the fuel pumps or filters. I've let the engine compartment and cabin air out over several days and it's a lot less but sometimes noticeable after the boat is closed up for several days. Sometime I don't smell anything but my wife does. Haven't taken it out yet due to crappy weather and winds but I've run the engines several times.
Anyone ever had any small point of corrosion at any joint, corner or other place that might have penetrated the tank wall causing a leak? My next step to be safe is to get my mechanic or someone with a gas sniffer/leak detector (if that exists) to poke around. Lots of luck if there's a leak way up towards the bow. There's no reason my tank vents would be clogged but haven't checked.
Any idea comments would be appreciated.
Phil
Hi Guys,
Wanted to see what people are doing to upgrade their electronics - primarily would like to see pics of installed chartplotters.
Please post any pics - thanks.....
We're already in boating season here in British Columbia. This is the earliest I've ever had my engines fired up!
I'm in the middle of replacing the old fridge. We've replaced the old unit with a Nova Kool 4500. We had to pull the door off the old one, pull the front frame off and then carefully guide it up and through the companionway door. It took some fiddling around but it worked. The Nova Kool is smaller in size but larger capacity with 4.2 cu ft of storage compared to the Koolatron's 3.6. Next up is to put a piece of plywood on the floor of the space for the fridge and then trim it out to fasten it in the space.
I also hired the local detail guys to cut polish from the rub rail up. They did a great job...wow I'm impressed for 450 bucks.
Also, any advice or how to's on replacing the screens in the portholes would be appreciated! Looking at them on the weekend and it's time!
A couple of pics here:
I changed out the old Raytheon for this Lowrance unit in 2013. The back panel came from FP Marine. It was the first one he ever made and he now has it as a standard product.
Here is a link to show the old and the new.
http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Thewolftc/library/Boat upgrades/Raytheon replacement
Hope it helps.
me
Seatalk II is NMEA200 with proprietary connectors (thanks, Raymarine)
Out of town until the 1st. When I get back, I'll post some pics, and video of mounting, cabling, and usage.
How did the install go? Are you happy with the data? and have you tried the bluetooth enables iOS App? I'm very close to buying a few and would love to hear your feedback!
Thanks,
Nick
Hello Gene,I removed that panel on the starboard side some years ago to snake a new radar cable. My memory was that after you remove the speaker, there is one bolt with a nut towards the aft and the forward end of the panel is held on by virtue of a "wedge" in a slot. So you take the speaker out, remove the nut from the bolt at the aft end father panel and then slide the panel rear to the aft and it comes right out.
Again YMMV.
Gene
Hello All,
Replacing my VHF antennae and cable. Antennae and cable connected to STBD arch no problem. My problem is from the arch to the helm. Is there a pathway from the arch to the helm? The old VHF cable came right out from the helm and was not even connected to antennae (that would explain only working in line of sight).
My wife came up with a great idea to add more counter space on our 370. Since we don't use the stove all that often we wanted to cover it and create a flat surface to work from. She went to Bed Bath & Beyond, (The TRIPLE B), and found these awesome bamboo cutting boards. They fit the stove top perfectly!!!
Here is a link to the finished productjust in case it doesn't show up when I post it)
http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Thewolftc/library/Cutting Board
Here is the link to the item at BBB:
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/sto...board/1041584521?Keyword=bamboo+cutting+board
Brilliant idea....high 5 to your wife. Will be having mine pick one up - thanks for posting.